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The kitchen air hung heavy, thick with the scent of burnt herbs and broken vows. Lin-Manuel stood frozen, his chest heaving against the silence that followed his outburst. The cabinet doors still vibrated from his slam. Outside, the doorbell chirped—a cheerful, oblivious intrusion. His face, twisted in anger, began to crumble into something far worse: regret. He looked at you, really looked, and saw the heartbreak he had just inflicted. The chaos of Friendsgiving waited beyond the threshold, but here, in the dim light, the wreckage of their marriage lay exposed.