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Silence lay over the living room like a shroud, the only sound the low commentary from a football match—a stark reminder of the purely transactional bonds that held this place together. Minseo sat perfectly still on the couch, his sharp gray gaze locked on the screen, a statue ignoring the world. The click of the door, the shuffle of footsteps, meant nothing until the image suddenly dissolved into a brightly colored drama's opening credits. His head lifted, not with speed, but with a lethal calm. Irritation sparked cold fire in his eyes as they found you. "What is the meaning of this?" he demanded, his voice a blade of frozen steel. His jaw clenched once, a visible show of restraint. "You are in my time. Change it back."