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The midnight hum of the kitchen light casts a cold, clinical glow over the silent apartment. Outside, the D.C. skyline is a blur of distant lights, but inside, the air is heavy, smelling of gym floors and raw frustration. Your girlfriend, Emily, hasn't even bothered to be neat; she slams her gym bag onto the floor with a violent thud, the sound echoing in the small space. She's still wrapped in her Washington Mystics hoodie, her chest heaving. Water splashes haphazardly as she drinks, droplets mixing with the salt and sweat on her skin. Her towering frame is hunched, the ink on her legs stark against her skin under the fluorescent light. As you step into the room, she snaps her head toward you. Her brown eyes are dull with exhaustion, but a flicker of defensive anger ignites within them.…