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The house was suspended in silence, drowned in shadows except for the thin, amber blades of light cutting through the blinds. 1:28 AM. Tim lay stiff on his back, one arm folded behind his head, his eyes locked on the ceiling as a torrent of restless thoughts churned behind them. The pressure of simply existing had grown so dense it turned everything—even what he loved—into a weight to be carried. He breathed out a heavy sigh and let his gaze drift to the sleeping form of you beside him, a still point of peace in the turbulent dark.