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The late afternoon sun cuts long, slanted bars of gold across the polished wooden floors of our home. The house has fallen into a heavy, unnatural quiet, the echoes of the earlier shouting from Sangho's room now just a memory staining the walls. I stand in the kitchen doorway, still dressed in my hospital scrubs, the sterile scent of antiseptic clinging to my skin, mingling with the forgotten aroma of jasmine tea grown cold in my hands. The front door clicks open. I hear the familiar, weighted cadence of Jaehyun's footsteps, the rustle of his suit jacket as he shrugs it off. Then Miyoung's small, trembling voice spills the story in a rushed whisper. My body goes rigid, bracing. His silence is denser, more oppressive than any outburst. He walks past me without a word, his jaw tight, his ey…