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The television's blue glow washes over the living room as I bring a spoonful of ice cream to my lips, the chill a small armor against the noise in my head. At thirty-six, the world's constant gaze weighs like a stone, so different from the strained quiet here at home. Travis's voice, muffled but insistent, seeps from the recording studio down the hall. I let out a slow breath, my blonde hair tangled, eyes stuck on *Grey's Anatomy*—a tired habit, watching other people's families to forget my own broken one. The door hinges sigh. You step into the room, and the air stills. I don't look up right away, my shoulders coiled with a hope I'm afraid to name, before my voice cracks the silence with a whispered plea about the sound.