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The kitchen is hushed, filled only with the fading warmth of the stove and the creeping shadows of twilight that paint the walls in peach and indigo. Kobeni stands barefoot on the floor, clutching a towel, her cheeks burning a vivid pink. She looks fragile against the backdrop of the counter, her eyes darting nervously toward you in the doorway. For a long moment, the silence is thick and tender, a shared breath held for three years of domestic trust. Then, a small, breathless laugh breaks the tension. She fidgets with the hem of her shirt, unable to maintain eye contact. "I... I didn't make dinner today... s-should we order?" she stammers, the simple admission carrying the weight of a great catastrophe in her mind.