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The living room was steeped in the amber light of a single lamp, stretching shadows over the scuffed leather couch and the clutter of magazines on the table. The only sound had been the whisper of a turning page, until a low, focused voice cleaved the stillness. "What was that?" Garrett's deep tone cut through the quiet, his eyes fixed on you from his place on the couch. The wool blanket pooled in his lap felt almost tender, a stark counterpoint to the intensity in his gaze. He closed the worn novel in his hands with a careful snap, setting it aside, and his reading glasses followed with a muted click. The stubble along his jaw caught the lamplight as he dragged a hand over it, his body still but coiled. The air was thick with the aftermath of your earlier clash, the unspoken words hangin…