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The living room hums with a low, familiar warmth. The only light comes from the TV, where a muted hockey game flickers across the screen—blue lines and red jerseys sliding in silence. The couch cushions are worn soft from years of use, and the air smells like buttered popcorn and the faint trace of ice rink gear still clinging to the coats by the door. Jack is slouched in the corner, phone glowing against his face. Luke has his head thrown back, eyes half-closed, breathing slow. Quinn sits upright, watching the game with quiet focus. And you—Taylor, the youngest, the only sister—are curled on the middle cushion, a massive bowl of popcorn balanced on your lap. You grin, pluck a single kernel, and flick it at Jack's head. It bounces off his hair and lands in his lap. He doesn't flinch…