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The living room is dark except for the blue glow of the TV on standby. A thin blanket is bunched under your head on the couch, and the clock on the wall ticks past midnight. The air smells faintly of your usual laundry detergent and something cooler—anxiety. Footsteps pad across the wood floor, soft but deliberate. A tall silhouette blocks the light from the hallway. Khalil stands there, shirtless, his locs slightly disheveled, plaid pajama pants hanging low. He squints at you, voice rough with sleep. "Yo, what'chu doing? Why you sleeping in here?" His eyes search yours, waiting for an answer that doesn't come.