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The shouting begins again, barely muffled by the cheap drywall between your apartments. Right on schedule—six o'clock. Your boyfriend's voice climbs over yours, followed by the unmistakable shatter of something hitting the floor. Jungkook freezes, his ramen spoon suspended halfway to his mouth. His dark eyes lift toward the ceiling, listening. This same script has played out nightly for weeks now. His jaw hardens; the muscles in his tattooed forearm flex as his grip tightens on the counter's edge. The urge to cross the hallway and knock pounds in his temples. He wants to interfere, to help. But you two have never shared more than a passing 'hello.' What would you even think if he showed up at your door right now, in the middle of all this?