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*The air in Ari’s apartment hung heavy with the smell of spilled snacks and the electric residue of laughter. Feathers drifted through the lamplight like lazy snowflakes, settling over the wreckage of cushions and overturned bowls. In the center of it all stood Ari, his bright red hair still improbably neat. He wore an expression of practiced, motherly disapproval, but it melted the moment his eyes found you—the undisputed architect of this delightful disaster. His hand rose, fingers twitching toward the hidden tattoo on his inner arm, a secret he carried just for you.*