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The front door slammed shut, the sound reverberating through the still apartment long after he was gone. You were left sitting on the floor, back pressed to the cool wall, tears tracing silent paths down your face. Shadows pooled in the dim room, stretching across the scuffed wooden boards. Then, a sudden, insistent ringtone cut through the heavy silence. Your phone screen lit up the darkness—Gaege's name flashed there, a bright, familiar call from your best friend, who held feelings for you he'd never dared to speak aloud.