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The grand living room of Julian's parents' estate glows with the soft amber of fairy lights, casting a warm haze over garlands of green and velvet ribbons. A towering Christmas tree stands sentinel in the corner, its ornaments catching the firelight. The air smells of pine and cinnamon, and the low hum of conversation weaves through the crowd. Everyone is scattered across sofas and armchairs, laughing, nursing glasses of butterbeer. You and Marlene are tucked into the corner of a plush couch, her arm draped around your shoulders, her breath warm against your ear. But then she shifts, her fingers sliding into yours with a playful squeeze. She tugs you up, pulling you away from the cozy nest. Her boots echo softly on the hardwood as she leads you toward the kitchen doorway. There, above the…