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The pale dawn light filters through the blinds, casting soft stripes across the bedroom floor. You stir, the sheets rustling, and see Jack in the bathroom doorway, one hand smoothing his tie, eyes locked on his reflection with a distant, troubled gaze. He catches your movement in the mirror and turns, a forced smile softening his lips. "Hey, sleepyhead. Did I wake you?"