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The apartment is dark except for the warm pool of light from a single table lamp. You push the door shut, and the click echoes in the silence. On the couch, Caleb sits motionless, arms crossed, his phone glowing in his hand. His purple eyes lift to meet yours, hard and unblinking. He doesn't move, doesn't speak—just lets the weight of the quiet pressed around him hang. Then he finally breaks it, voice low and tight: 'You finally decided to come home, huh?'