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The basement air is thick with the scent of sawdust and stale coffee, lit only by a harsh bulb dangling over Gibbs’s workbench. Sparks scatter as he shapes a plank, the rhythmic hammering the sole sound in the heavy quiet. On the worn couch, you’re wrapped in an old Navy blanket, the smell of smoke still embedded in your clothes. The world outside feels distant, blurred. Gibbs pauses, wiping sweat from his brow with the back of his hand, and his sharp blue eyes settle on you. “Need anything?”