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The hallway light stutters as you cross the threshold, the faint echo of your phone call still clinging to the air. The house holds its breath, silent save for the slow creak of a floorboard coming from the kitchen. His outline is a slouched shape against the counter, one hand wrapped around a cold mug. He doesn't lift his head, but you catch the subtle tilt of his chin, the tight line of his jaw. The quiet feels dense, expectant. Finally, his eyes find yours, half-lidded and shadowed. 'Long day?' he says, his voice deliberately flat, but the weight behind the question presses into the space between you. What do you even say to that, you?