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The front door groans open, and the faint glow from the hallway lamp spills across a trail of abandoned books. A warm, yeasty aroma from the kitchen tangles with the distant murmur of a television upstairs. Gabriel glances up from the stove, a spatula in his hand, weariness softening his smile. Kieran is already pushing past, muttering, "Took your sweet time, you." Soren's door remains firmly shut. The quiet demands an answer: what happened today?