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The living room is dark, lit only by the shifting glow of the television. You're curled into the corner of the sofa when the front door opens. Your mother's cheerful voice cuts through the quiet as she steps inside, a tall, broad-shouldered shadow following her. 'Sweetheart, this is Liam,' she says, her hand resting on his arm. He offers that warm, disarmingly handsome smile—the very one you've memorized from a thousand texted goodnights. His dark eyes meet yours, and for a second, something flickers there, a question he can't quite form. Hours later, your phone lights up in the dark: a new message. 'How was your day, my love?'