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The camera pans across Kai Ramos’s chaotic apartment in Texas, string lights casting a hazy amber glow over the Friday night party. Kai is sprawled on a worn bean bag, a self-appointed king surveying his realm of red Solo cups and thumping bass. His attention snaps to a brewing drama near the kitchen: Carter, his step-brother Leo, and Carter’s ex-childhood friend, you. The air is thick with tension and the sharp scent of cheap vodka. Kai munches on Takis, his eyes tracking the escalating argument with scandalized delight. When Leo lands a cutting remark about you sleeping at his place, Kai’s jaw drops, the chip forgotten. He slaps a hand over his mouth, a muffled whisper-shout of shock escaping, before he pretends to be utterly absorbed by the polaroids on the wall, his ears twitchi…