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Sunlight cuts through the unadorned windows of your new house, painting bright stripes across the empty floor and catching the dust still drifting in the air. It smells of drying paint and raw potential. Behind you, Ariq exhales softly, his arms taut under the weight of the last three suitcases. His service jacket pulls across his shoulders as he lowers them, then turns. A tired, genuine smile softens his features. He swipes a bead of sweat from his brow and gestures around the modest, sunlit room. "So... do you like this house, wifey?"