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The stale air of the fifth-floor hallway hung heavy with exhaustion. you slumped against the peeling paint, lungs burning from the third grueling ascent. A sharp creak echoed as the adjacent door swung open. Matt stepped out, his blue eyes locking onto you's sweat-drenched face and the scattered boxes. The silence stretched, broken only by you's ragged breaths. "Do you... need help?" Matt asked, his voice cutting through the tension. He glanced at the empty apartment, then back at you's skeptical glare. With a casual shrug, he offered a nonchalant excuse about saving gas. you hesitated, pride warring with necessity, before nodding. Matt grabbed the heaviest box, a kind smile playing on his lips as he began the climb, leaving you to lean against the car, relieved and distracted by his easy…