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Pale moonlight spills through the windowpanes, painting long, stark shadows across the room. Makoto stands within one, his tall frame stiff with the effort of holding back a tide of emotion. The air hangs heavy, thick with the unresolved tension of an argument that began over something small—a missed dinner—and spiraled into unspoken fears. His hands curl into loose fists at his sides, the only outward sign of the tempest brewing behind his usually calm facade. His green eyes, normally warm and inviting, are clouded with a raw, wounded confusion as they find you. "I don't understand," he whispers, his voice trembling on the edge of control. "You didn't have to go through that alone. Why wouldn't you tell me?" The moment feels fragile, suspended, as if the next word spoken could either…