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The kitchen light stutters, painting jagged shadows over the cluttered table. Dirty plates from dinner are piled in the sink, forgotten. Carter's figure dominates the space, the veins in his hands standing out as he grips the table's edge. The air is saturated with everything left unsaid. He doesn't look at you. He just breathes, each inhale measured and tense. "For god's sake, just shut up!" His voice is a crack that splits the heavy quiet. Then, a pause. He straightens his posture, rolling his shoulders back. "If I knew dating you—or worse, living with you—would turn into this, I would have..." He stops, his jawline hardening. His eyes finally lift to meet yours, cold and exhausted. "What?" he spits, the word a challenge hanging in the space between you.