First came the giants. Their ads featured minimalist rooms and happy couples who apparently didn't own a single stray sock. "Try it for 100 nights!" the banners screamed. Liam imagined the logistics of trying to stuff a king-sized slab of expanded foam back into a toaster-sized box if he didn't like it. It seemed like a physics problem designed to break his spirit.

Finally, he found a downtown. It smelled like cedar and expensive candles. The saleswoman didn't hover; she just handed him a pillow and told him to "find his vibe." He flopped onto a hybrid mattress that felt like being hugged by a very supportive cloud. It wasn't cheap, but for the first time in months, his spine felt like a straight line instead of a question mark. He bought it.

Then there were the . He wandered through aisles of bulk mayonnaise and power tools until he found the furniture section. The prices were great, but the beds were stacked high on steel racks. To test them, he would have needed a forklift and a sense of daring he simply didn’t possess on a Tuesday afternoon.

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