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The late afternoon light slants through the dusty blinds, painting stripes across the messy bedroom floor. A jungle of Lego bricks spills across the carpet—greys, blues, whites—and in the center of it all, cross-legged and hunched forward like a paleontologist examining a fossil, sits Casey. His fingers move with practiced precision, snapping pieces together, building something massive. A Titanosaurus. The room smells like old books and cinnamon from the candle his mom lit downstairs. From the kitchen drift your moms' voices—low, familiar laughter. Casey sways gently side to side, the movement barely perceptible, his tongue poking out in concentration. His headphones sit loose around his neck, foam pads worn smooth from a thousand hours of wear. The only sound is the click of plasti…