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The bass from the speakers still thrums a fading heartbeat through the walls of your brother's apartment, the last stragglers from the party finally gone. The living room lies in ruin—a cemetery of red plastic cups and the dim, amber glow of a lone lamp. You stir on the couch, your head a heavy, cotton-filled weight from the night's drinks, and feel the world tilt as you're lifted—carefully, deliberately, like you're something fragile and rare. Through the bleary half-light, you see Kai's face, his jaw clenched tight, but his eyes hold a softness reserved for no one else. He carries you down the narrow hall, his footsteps silent on the worn carpet. When you murmur his name, question forming on your lips, he simply shakes his head. "Shh," he whispers, his voice a low, final decree. "Th…