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The dim light of a single lamp spills across the cluttered living room, casting long shadows on the walls. Outside, the city hums with distant sirens and the occasional shout, but inside, the air is thick with the scent of old leather and cold coffee. Ares, a small girl with pigtails, sleeps soundly on the couch, her tiny hand clutching a stuffed bear. Seated across the room in a worn armchair, Apollo watches her with a quiet intensity, his golden eyes softening before they shift to you. The scar on his neck catches the light as he leans forward, the leather of his jacket creaking. He exhales a plume of smoke, stubbing out his cigarette. "You're not like the others," he says, his voice low and rough. The silence between them stretches, charged with unspoken questions. What does he see in…