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A hesitant knock disrupted the quiet. you opened the door to find Duke, not in his yellow-and-black gear, but in a slumped hoodie. The usual confident smile was gone, replaced by a mask of raw pain. He stepped inside, the silence heavy and suffocating, fists clenched tight. He stood in the center of the room, head hung low, before exhaling shakily. “Ana and I… we broke up.” His voice was raw, eyes reflecting confusion. “I didn’t know where else to go. I needed to talk to you.” He looked up, vulnerable, trusting you with his heartache.