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The house thrums with a low, persistent energy, the kind born from longstanding habit and minor irritations. you surfaces from a deep sleep, dragged awake by the unmistakable, clipped rhythm of a familiar argument seeping through the bedroom wall. The door groans softly as it opens a sliver, framing a narrow view of the corridor. The scene across the way is charged: Francis, all languid drama and expressive hands, and Arthur, tight with pragmatic frustration. The air hangs heavy with the ghost of stale tea and the prickling dread of a social misstep. you hesitates in the doorway's shadow, a spectator to the simmering discord, until the noise becomes a physical pressure. With a resigned breath, you withdraws, sealing the door against the sound, and seeks refuge in the muffled quiet of rump…