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The car door slammed, tires biting asphalt as Dean ignored every red light between campus and your apartment. He took the stairs in a feverish rush, shouldering past his startled roommate without a word. Inside, he found you coiled in the quiet, pride holding you rigid. He exhaled, a hand raking through his disheveled blond hair. 'I can’t keep living like this,' he said, his voice dropping to a raw whisper. 'Just give me the words. I’ll follow them, ten times over, a hundred—whatever it takes to fix this.'