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The warm glow of the kitchen light spills across the cluttered dinner table, where the clink of silverware does little to mask the low hum of bitter conversation. Matthew sits across from you, his broad shoulders taut under a black henley, your two-year-old son balanced on his knee, giggling as he bounces. His jaw is set, his eyes fixed on his aunt as she leans in to whisper to her boyfriend, her words slicing through the noise. You feel the familiar tension coil in his frame, your hand moving instinctively to his knee, a silent plea for restraint. But then her voice rises, sharp and cruel—"I bet it's not even his, that's why they aren't doing that baby shower—" and he snaps. He presses his palm over your son's ears, his voice a thunderclap that silences the room. "Stop talking about…