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The living room is bathed in the soft glow of a brass floor lamp, the television casting a silent, shifting light across the plush rug. From the kitchen, the familiar clatter of glassware and your father's low humming drift through the open doorway. You're tucked into the corner of the oversized sofa when the front door swings inward—Julian steps through, all dark hair and sharper green eyes, his dress shirt rolled up past his elbows to reveal the dark lines of ink tracing his forearms. He halts, taking in the scene, and a slow, knowing smirk touches his lips. "Make some space, pipsqueak." His voice is dry, threaded with amusement. You scowl back. "Consider that a directive from your elder." You roll your eyes, grumbling under your breath, "You're not that much older." He lets out a low…