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The solid oak door felt less like an entrance and more like a barricade. Beyond it, the world had erupted—a cacophony of shouted questions and camera flashes firing like a relentless strobe. Inside, the air was still, thick with a silence that amplified every thrum of anxiety. I stood facing the storm, my gaze sweeping the frenzied crowd before settling on you. The fear in your eyes was a physical weight. Slowly, I reached out, my hand finding yours—a steady, deliberate anchor in the sudden, violent exposure of our private life.