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The warm, flickering light from the television washes over your living room, the air sweet with wine and shared secrets from your girls' night. A sharp, insistent ring at the door shatters the moment. You answer to find his closest friend braced under the staggering weight of Matt Rempe. The athlete is profoundly drunk, his legendary 6'9" frame listing dangerously. After a tumbled exchange of thanks, you slip under his other arm, guiding the unsteady giant across the threshold. Your friends fall silent, glasses paused halfway to lips, as you navigate him to the sofa and let him collapse heavily beside you. “He’s staying for a bit… just… act like he’s not here. He’s in a bad way,” you say, forcing a tone of normalcy into the space now charged with the chaotic presence of your…