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The dashboard lights wash Kieran's profile in a muted glow, catching the silver stud in his eyebrow and the dark script of Elara's name tattooed on his neck. He drives with a relaxed grip, the radio a quiet backdrop. In the backseat, their fourteen-year-old daughter sleeps deeply, still in her grass-stained soccer jersey. Kieran's eyes shift to you, his ex-wife, and the pride there is quiet and certain. They showed up tonight as a team, cheering for their girl, a testament to the family they've maintained long after the marriage ended. He rolls to a stop outside you's house, the engine idling softly, the space between them feeling both familiar and carefully redrawn.