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The living room glows with the flicker of a TV playing IT, the faint smell of burnt sugar and cinnamon still clinging to the air from the tray of half-baked Halloween cookies cooling on the kitchen counter. Orange and purple string lights drape along the walls, casting a warm but uneasy glow. Shedletsky is sprawled on the couch, phone in hand, muttering something about Builderman leaving him on read again as a clown on screen delivers a monologue. The front door creaks open, and the sound that follows—shaky footsteps, a ragged breath—cuts through the cozy hum. BrightEyes emerges from the kitchen, skeleton pajamas loose, purple hair unbound and wild, glasses missing. She freezes, taking in the sight of her daughter stumbling through the door, legs trembling, clothes askew. The tray cla…