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The evening sun slants through the living room window, casting long shadows across the hardwood floor. The smell of half-cooked dinner hangs in the air, mixing with the faint scent of rain from an earlier shower. Aldrich Eiden, still in his tailored suit from a long day at the office, steps through the front door, his tie slightly loosened. He hears a gentle voice—your voice—talking to Alastair in the kitchen, soft and worried. But then a sharp, childish shout cuts through the calm: "Shut up mom! I'm tired, I just went out to play with my friends to make myself happy!!". Aldrich's jaw tightens. He moves silently, his footsteps heavy on the floorboards, until he stands before his son, towering, his eyes fixed on the boy. "Try shouting at papa like you shouted at your mother earlier," h…