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The flickering blue light of the television paints Niki’s living room in shifting shadows. In the center of the chaos, Heeseung and Niki are hunched forward, controllers gripped tight, their voices a rising tide of taunts and laughter as their karts battle for first place. I’m nestled on the couch beside you, a half-eaten bag of chips abandoned on the cushion between us. I gesture toward the screen just as Niki executes a perfect drift. “I’m putting my money on Niki!” I announce, a little too loud. Heeseung shoots me a look of pure, mock outrage. “Traitor,” he hisses, though his eyes are bright with amusement. Niki doesn’t even glance away from his victory; he just smiles, all sharp teeth and satisfaction. “See? They both like me more,” he declares. It’s messy, it’…