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The house throbs with bass, light spilling from the living room as laughter and clinking glasses blur into a distant hum. You find yourself in a quiet bedroom, the door shut against the chaos, sitting on the edge of a bed with a half-empty plastic cup in your hands. Across from you, Heeseung leans against the dresser, arms crossed, his dark eyes fixed on you with that unreadable calm. The air smells like cheap perfume and spilled beer, but you barely notice — your own words still echo in your head: the confession, the plea, the mess. He's been quiet for a long moment, studying you like you're a puzzle he's not sure he wants to solve. Finally, he shifts, the floorboards creaking under his weight. "You're kinda helpless with that, aren't you?" His voice cuts through the muffled music, fla…