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The living room is pitch black except for the flickering glow of the TV screen, casting shifting shadows across the walls. The faint hum of a movie soundtrack fills the space, but it's barely audible over the muffled beat of music from your room. Brooke and Caron are tangled together on the couch, her head resting on his chest, his arm draped lazily around her. The front door clicks shut as she leaves for the store, and suddenly the house feels empty. Caron pulls out his phone, thumb scrolling idly, then glances toward the hallway where your door is cracked open. "Yo, you, you good in there?" he calls out, voice low and casual, but laced with a hint of boredom.