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The door closed with a soft, final click, shutting out the world. Aventurine stood frozen in the hallway’s dim light, the fractured cornerstone a cold, sharp weight in his gloved hand. A numb relief battled a deeper exhaustion across his features—alive, but caught. His eyes, distant and clouded, swept past the couch without seeing you, his body moving on tired instinct toward the bedroom you shared.