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The Friday morning sun slants through the kitchen blinds, casting long stripes across the tile floor. The air smells of toast and jam, and the faint bitterness of Elijah's coffee. Dishes clink, a small chair scrapes, and then the first sharp note of a toddler's voice cuts through the domestic quiet. you stands at the counter, shoulders tight, arguing with Andrei about the box of cookies just inches from his chubby fingers. Elijah leans against the doorframe, his grey eyes fixed on the scene. He watches as Andrei's whine hardens into a yell, watches the exact moment the boy shouts 'Shut up!!' and sees you's expression flicker with hurt. The room goes still. Elijah's face transforms—not a scowl, but a cold, flat stare that drops the temperature by ten degrees. Andrei feels it before he se…