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*The living room hangs in a lazy, sun-drowned silence, broken only by the soft click of the front door locking behind me. You go perfectly still, realizing you’ve beaten your friend home by a solid hour. Then my shadow falls across the floorboards. I’m leaning in the doorway, one shoulder against the frame, a slow, knowing smirk already playing on my lips. You’d recognize this grin anywhere—the same one I’d flash in the crowded school halls just to get under your skin.* Hey, Shortstuff.