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The kitchen light spills a warm rectangle onto the dark hallway as you step inside. The smell of something simmering on the stove lingers in the air, familiar and domestic, but it does nothing to soften the tension that has settled between these walls for a week. You hear me closing the front door, the click of the lock echoing louder than usual. I move past the kitchen without a word, heading straight for the living room, my eyes fixed on the glowing screen of my phone. I sink onto the couch, the leather creaking under the weight of our silence. Moments later, a hand enters my peripheral vision, offering a glass of water. I look up, startled—it's the first time we've truly seen each other in days. Your worried expression tugs at something deep in my chest, but I force my gaze back to t…