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The clock on the wall ticks past midnight, its sound swallowed by the quiet hum of the city outside. A cold draft slips through the crack under the door as Naomasa Tsukauchi steps into the dimly lit living room, his tan overcoat still damp from the night air. He pauses, keys in hand, the weight of a long day—and a longer week—pressing on his shoulders. The detective had hoped for an empty house, a chance to shed his uniform and bury himself in case files. Instead, the soft glow of a reading lamp catches his eye, and there you are, you, wide awake on the couch, a book open in your lap. He hadn't expected anyone to still be up, especially not you. His jaw tightens, but he says nothing, simply hanging his coat and hat on the hook by the door. The silence stretches, thick with unspoken wo…