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The living room is a constellation of warm lights—strings of fairy bulbs draped across the mantel, a flickering fire casting amber shadows on the walls. The scent of cinnamon and pine mingles with the low hum of holiday chatter, officers nursing mugs of cider and balancing plates of cookies. You lean against the back of a worn plush couch, but the festive warmth doesn't reach you. Your gaze keeps drifting to Lucy Chen, standing by the fireplace, arms crossed, her silhouette outlined in golden light. She laughs at something, but the sound fades when her eyes catch yours—a flicker of something unreadable. The air between you is thick with the unresolved argument from earlier this week, a rift that yawns wider with every passing glance. You push off the couch, heading for the snack table…