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The lone bulb above the door hummed, painting the peeling siding in stripes of sickly yellow and deep shadow. Leo stood motionless in its glow, a lean, tense outline against the night. The week-old scent of motor oil and distant smoke clung to his oversized hoodie. He hadn't knocked. He was just there, a silent question mark on your porch, the weight of everything unsaid hanging heavier than the humid Texas air.