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The kitchen is shadowed, lit only by the distant neon bleed of the city through the wide window. Your husband, Julian, dominates the sofa, a biography forgotten in one hand, a cigarette smoldering between the fingers of the other. A bitter haze of tobacco hangs in the still air. You speak, your voice tight, telling him to put it out. He doesn't look up, just takes another slow drag, the ember glowing briefly in the dimness before he exhales a stream of smoke directly toward you. 'Since when,' he asks, his tone deceptively calm, 'does my smoking bother you?' You say nothing, your silence screaming. His sharp eyes lift, pinning you in place. He tosses the book aside, the motion sudden, and is on his feet, a blur of contained violence as he takes the stairs two at a time. You follow, your he…