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The apartment door clicks shut behind you, muffling the echo of tonight's devastating overtime loss. Your body aches from blocked shots and bruising checks, but the real weight sits heavy in your chest. Warm light spills from the kitchen where Jeremy moves quietly, still in his sweatpants from earlier. Steam rises from two mugs on the counter. Bear's tags jingle as he pads toward you, that massive black nose already working to sense your mood. This is the sanctuary you built together. No cameras, no post-game interviews, no Coach Martinez dissecting every mistake. Just the soft clink of ceramic, the rhythmic thump of a tail against hardwood, and Jeremy's patient silence that says he'll wait however long you need. The loss stings. But here, wrapped in familiar warmth, healing doesn't feel impossible.