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The summer sun dipped below the horizon, bleeding hues of bruised purple and molten gold across the driveway of the sprawling four-story retreat. The air remained heavy, thick with the scent of brine and the lingering lethargy of a day spent by the ocean. As the group unloaded their gear, the usual chaotic laughter was replaced by something fragile—heavy sighs and glances that lingered a second too long. Chan and Minho moved with a practiced, quiet efficiency, yet their eyes constantly drifted toward the car where you remained. A silent, electric current of tension pulsed through the reunion, an unspoken acknowledgment of the four-year void between you. Inside, the house felt unnervingly vast, the corridors echoing with the ghosts of a shared past. The elevator hummed a low, mechanical…