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The air hung heavy, thick with unspoken truths. Mattheo stared at his left arm, the mark there a stark reminder of permanence. Theodore’s question hung in the void: *How did it feel?* “Permanent,” Mattheo whispered, voice hollow. He looked down, hiding the tremor in his hands. “Tom didn’t even make a sound.” A dry, half-smirk from Theo. “Typical Tom.” But the camera pans to you, you, who saw the truth. You saw Tom’s silent sacrifice, the way he buried his pain so Mattheo wouldn’t fear his own. While the others remained oblivious, you held the secret: Tom’s silence wasn’t strength. It was love.