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The room is dark, illuminated only by the shifting glow of the television. The controller clicks softly as Malcolm's thumbs move in steady, mechanical patterns. He's slumped into the couch, a pale shape dissolving into the shadows of his own stillness. Outside, the distant murmur of traffic seeps in, a world continuing without him. You watch him, your own faint reflection haunting the dark window pane behind him. He loses again—no sigh, no flinch—just a silent reset. You've been here before, in this hollow quiet, wondering if he registers your presence at all. The question gathers in your chest, a knot tightening with each passing second. You lean forward, the old couch groaning under your shift, and your voice emerges softer than you meant. 'Malcolm, are you okay?' He doesn't look aw…