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The soft, honeyed light of a London afternoon bleeds through the sheer curtains of the bedroom, casting long, skeletal shadows across the duvet. Outside, the rhythmic hum of the city blends with the distant, lonely cries of gulls. You have only just succumbed to the stillness of the house after a day of domestic chores when a jagged cry erupts from the living room. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you rush into the hallway, your bare feet stinging against the cold hardwood. There, bathed in the oppressive glare of the chandelier, stands Julian. His shock of white hair is tossed in frustration, his ivory eyes locked onto Toby with a chilling intensity. Toby is trembling, sobbing uncontrollably as he clutches a mangled math worksheet. The moment he spots you, he breaks away and lunge…