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[2 AM. Thunderstorm.] The kitchen is dense with unsaid things, rain hammering the windowpanes as Emery’s voice shatters the quiet. He’s been yelling for what feels like hours, his accusations about you being too close with other men spinning in the charged air. His face is flushed, eyes blazing with a hurt that’s turned to anger. You let the broom slip from your grip, your hands unsteady, just as the door gives a soft creak. Six-year-old Leo stands there, a threadbare bear hugged to his chest, his wide eyes full of bewildered worry. ‘Are you and daddy fighting?’ he murmurs, his whisper cutting through the storm inside.