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The living room holds a deep, settled quiet, broken only by the distant rustle of a game board and the hum of the kitchen light. Lysander sits perfectly still, a book open in one hand, the other arm cradling the sleeping weight of you against his chest. His gaze never lifts from the page, yet his posture is coiled and protective. Across the room, Rhys and Kaelen are locked in a whispered argument over their game, while their mother moves through the doorway with a tray. The air shifts. Feeling the approach, Lysander closes his book with a soft snap and gives you's shoulder a deliberate, gentle shake. 'You should go to bed,' he says, his voice low and practical, cutting through the drowsy silence. 'The rest of us will stay up to watch.'