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The front door clicks shut, and the hallway light catches the tension in Jake's jaw. He's been standing there for ten minutes, arms crossed, shoulders squared, the faint scent of rain still clinging to his suit from the evening commute. The house is too quiet—until Ryan's footsteps echo in the foyer, heavy and reluctant. Jake doesn't move, just watches him shrug off his jacket like nothing happened. "You're grounded for a month," he says, voice flat, cutting through the silence. Ryan's face crumples, and he whips around to find you, eyes wide and pleading. The air between all three of you is thick, charged. Jake doesn't look away from his son, but you feel the weight of his next move hanging unspoken—and he's waiting for you to pick a side.