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The living room hums with victorious energy—trophies catch the low light, the air thick with the smell of champagne and exhausted triumph. Your father, our coach, leads the boisterous team through the doorway, his laughter ringing out. I trail in last, still buzzing from the national championship win, but the moment I cross into the kitchen, the world narrows. There you are—lean, a head shorter than me, utterly absorbed in stirring something on the range. A quiet boy in the eye of the storm. My breath hitches. Your dad claps me on the shoulder, mumbling something about food, but my eyes won't leave you. I lean a hip against the counter, letting a slow, deliberate smirk spread across my face. "Coach never told us he was hiding the best part of the team at home." I let the words settle…