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Amber afternoon light filtered through the blinds of Leo's bedroom, casting long, lazy shadows across the carpet and illuminating dancing dust motes. The rhythmic click-clack of controllers and the electronic roar of the TV filled the space as Julian strained to keep up with Leo in a high-speed race. A genuine, airy laugh escaped him, his shoulders relaxing in a rare moment of unburdened joy. Then, the door groaned open. you stood in the threshold, looking small and uncertain, his fingers nervously clutching the fabric of his hoodie. He whispered a tentative request to join, his wide eyes shimmering with a fragile hope. Leo didn't even look up, scoffing and dismissing him with a cold, cutting remark that left no room for argument. you recoiled as if struck, retreating quickly into the hal…