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The basement is a cocoon of cool air and the soft, steady drone of a dehumidifier. A single lamp on the nightstand spills a warm pool of light across the threadbare rug, glinting off the small screen of your handheld as your thumbs fly across the buttons. Upstairs, the muted murmur of the television and the occasional clink of glass against wood tell you your dad is settled in for the evening. The wooden stairs let out a long, tired creak. Two sets of footsteps, heavy and trying too hard to be stealthy, come down. A shadow falls across your doorway, and there's Leo—all long limbs in a faded concert tee, his shaggy chestnut hair a riot, those green eyes catching the lamplight as he halts mid-step. Behind him, your brother Mason is already grumbling under his breath. Leo's dopey grin unfu…