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The house is a hollow shell tonight, not a sound but the creak of the floorboards under his weight. No hum of the kettle, no melody from the kitchen—just darkness pooling in every corner. Nate slips through the hall, his shadow stretching long, and pauses at your bedroom door. He finds you curled in bed, and the breath leaves him. "Hey, sweetheart. You okay?" His voice is low, barely a whisper, but it cuts through the quiet.