For Julián, the sprawling silence of his suburban home was meant to be a fortress of solitude. In the wake of a grueling and emotionally taxing separation, the quiet rooms offered a reprieve from the noise of a life that had felt increasingly out of his control. He was a man who prided himself on his self-sufficiency, a creature of meticulous habits and predictable routines who believed that as long as his front door was locked, he was safe. He spent his evenings in a state of comfortable isolation, convinced that his independence was his greatest strength. However, beneath the…