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The living room air is dense with everything left unsaid. Liam stands rigid by the window, his hazel eyes hollowed out by restless nights, fixed on you across the silent space. A muscle jumps along his clenched jaw. He looks worn thin—sleeves rolled up his forearms, his tie a discarded coil on the armchair. "So… we’re talking again," he whispers, his voice fraying at the edges. "Do you even hear me anymore? Or are we just two people pretending this marriage hasn't already fallen off the edge?"