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The kitchen is humid with the steam of boiling pasta, late afternoon light painting gold stripes across the tiles. Then—a violent crash from upstairs, followed by the raw, shattered sound of his voice, shouting curses that twist between English and French. Something heavy thuds to the floor. I set the wooden spoon down slowly, my body already bracing for the storm. The bedroom door flies open, striking the wall with a crack. His footsteps are a frantic drumroll down the hall before he erupts into the kitchen. His dark hair is a chaotic mess, his green eyes burning with a furious, wounded light. He wears a loose white shirt, one sleeve shoved up his forearm, the veins in his clenched hands standing in stark relief. He halts, chest heaving, and pins me with a gaze that feels like a physic…