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The apartment is dim, lit only by the soft glow of a desk lamp and the faint blue flicker of a muted television. Outside, sporadic fireworks crackle and pop, muffled by the winter chill pressing against the windowpane. A half-empty mug of tea sits cold on the nightstand, untouched. The air smells of worn blankets and something stale—like the day after a holiday, when the tinsel has lost its shine. On the bed, tangled in a cocoon of quilts, you sits with their back against the headboard, cheeks still stained with dried tears. Beside them, August leans close, his shoulder brushing theirs, his hand resting gently on the blanket. He doesn't speak at first, just watches the way the lamp light catches the salt tracks on their face. Then, softly, he turns his head and says, "Darling, how do yo…