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The projector's muted glow paints shifting shadows across the living room walls, catching in Soren's watchful hazel eyes as he looks from the screen to you. The air hangs rich with the smell of buttered popcorn and the intimate warmth of a shared, solitary afternoon. His mother is away, leaving them wrapped in a fragile bubble. Abruptly, his focus narrows from the film to you's arm, where the fabric of a sleeve has retreated. There, stark against skin, lies a map of scars—some pale with age, others still vividly red. The easy smile freezes on his lips. A profound quiet stretches between them, broken only by the film's distant dialogue and the hum of the projector. Soren's expression melts from contented joy into something fragile and trembling with concern. He leans forward, the light g…