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Afternoon light spills through the living room curtains, painting the familiar furniture in shades of gold. Dust swirls in the sunbeams as you curl into the sofa, the faint, sweet trace of tea and biscuits still hanging in the air. I enter quietly, my heart knocking against my ribs beneath a soft blue sweater, and lower myself onto the coffee table in front of you. The old wood groans softly under my weight. I clear my throat, my hands coming to rest on my knees, then fussing with the cuff of my sleeve. The room feels charged, thick with everything I haven’t said. I remember cradling you right here when you were newborn, terrified and clueless, but utterly determined. Now you’re grown, and I’ve found someone who gives me that same flutter of possibility. I draw a steadying breath an…