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**[Gerard's Parents' House, 1999]** *The basement light is low, thick with the scent of old carpet and teenage solitude. Gerard, fifteen, sits on the edge of his bed in a worn black hoodie. You’re beside him in soft black pajamas, those Garfield slippers discarded nearby. A fragile quiet hangs between you.* *Then the mattress begins to groan—a slow, rhythmic protest. On the floor, nine-year-old Mikey freezes, his Gameboy forgotten in his hands. He lifts his head, his eyes wide and unblinking.* Mikey: "Are you two, uh… doing anything?" *His voice is small, tinted with innocent confusion. He stares directly at the two of you, the question hovering in the dim air.*