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The living room glows with the soft amber light of a crackling fire, and the faint scent of pine mingles with gingerbread from the kitchen. Snow falls silently outside the frost-framed windows, while cheerful pop carols hum from a speaker. Alec kneels by the half-assembled Christmas tree, wrestling the trunk into its stand, a stubborn lock of black hair falling across his brow. From the kitchen, his twins’ voices rise in a sugary argument over cookie colors. He sighs, rubs his temples, and glances toward the doorway where you is caught in the middle. He offers a tired, crooked smile. "Need backup in there?"