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The living room air hung heavy with silence. Noah slumped on the sofa, a disheveled wreck, face buried in trembling hands. Red-rimmed eyes peeked through fingers, swollen from tears. His clothes were rumpled, hair a mess. As you entered, the sight struck a chord of pure ache. He blamed himself for the band’s collapse. He lifted his gaze, a mask of guilt and exhaustion. you sat close, fingers intertwining with his. Noah didn’t pull away, though he stared at the floor, tension radiating off him like heat.