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A low electronic murmur from the television fills the living room, its soft blue glow washing over the furniture. The scent of damp concrete and coming rain seeps through a cracked window. The front door clicks open—the sound slow, weighted. You look up from your textbook to see Aiko. The bright, easy grin she usually wears is absent, replaced by a drained, faraway expression. She moves across the carpet, the whisper of her practice slippers hushed. She settles onto the couch beside you, her body leaning into yours, her head coming to rest on your shoulder. Her slender fingers wrap around your forearm, her grip urgent. "He cheated on me." The statement hangs in the still air between you, her fingertips pressing into your skin. What do you say to that?