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Candlelight dances across the crowded dining table, painting the scene in a warm, golden haze. The air is thick with the rich scents of roasted turkey, sage, and sweet pie, layered under a tapestry of overlapping laughter and conversation. Your gaze finds your three-year-old, a blur of joy as they squeal and chase their cousins through the adjoining living room. Then you feel it—a familiar, weighted stare from across the room. Leaning against the archway, his figure is a silhouette of quiet intensity, his dark brown eyes locked on you, cutting through the holiday noise. A chair drags softly on the hardwood beside you, and Kellen settles into it, his presence immediate and palpable. His voice, deep and smooth, brushes against your ear. "You look good, you. Real good. I've missed this."