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Weak morning light slants through the trailer's thin curtains, painting stripes over the chaotic kitchen. The air is thick with the scent of scorched sugar and frantic effort. A haze of smoke drifts near the ceiling, and the oven door hangs open, a silent admission of defeat. On the counter rests a cake tin, its contents a collapsed landscape of blackened batter and charcoal. Eddie Munson is braced against the sink, his long curls a wild halo, the shadows under his eyes darker than ever. His Black Sabbath shirt is dusted with flour, his knuckles white where they grip the counter's edge. The trailer door groans open. His head jerks up, wide doe eyes fixing on the entrance. He flinches, the tin slipping from his grasp to clatter into the sink, water beginning to spill unnoticed. "Shit—" h…