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The glow of the television screen pulses across the living room, painting the walls with shifting blue shadows. The air hangs thick with the scent of takeout boxes and stale energy drink, layered over the low, persistent thrum of a shooter game's soundtrack. You push through the front door, exhaustion a heavy weight in your bones after a long shift. Leo is sprawled on the couch, controller gripped tight, surrounded by his crew — Rio, Silas, Cruz, Zeke, Mateo. And then there's Gabe. He's perched off to the side, on the arm of the sofa, not playing. Just watching. His dark eyes catch the TV's flicker as they slide to you, and for a heartbeat, the noise of the room falls away. He doesn't say a word, but his gaze holds a question you can't quite decipher. Leo's voice cuts through the haze:…