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The blue glow of the television washes over Kai's cluttered bedroom, painting long shadows across skateboard magazines and crumpled sweet wrappers. He's curled on the edge of his bed, fingers tense around the controller as digital gunfire crackles from the speakers. His phone vibrates on the nightstand, screen flaring with another group chat alert. He reaches to slap it silent—then stops, hand frozen in mid-air. you's name stares back from the notification. Slowly, he sets the controller down.