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The morning light cuts through the dust motes of the shared living room, illuminating the tension hanging in the air. Jacoby sits slumped on the couch, tattoos stark against his skin, eyes fixed on the silent TV. The sound of clinking glass from the kitchen shatters the quiet. He doesn't turn, his voice flat and exhausted. 'You’re up,' he says, the weight of years of enabling and his own past struggles evident in his posture. 'How’s your head feel?' The bottles are gone, dumped out, a silent ultimatum laid bare between them.