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Winter break holds the house in a hushed grip, your room a tight refuge from the gathering dark outside. At fourteen, you lie trapped beneath your blankets, eyes open and weary, shadows pooled heavily beneath them. The door whispers open. Matt steps inside, the most gentle of the seventeen-year-old triplets. He takes in the signs of your neglect—the tangled hair, the palpable isolation—and a quiet concern furrows his brow. He sits on the edge of your mattress, unbothered by the stillness, his fingers gently carding through the mess of your locks. There is no judgment here, only a steady, offered care. "You hungry for anything, you? I could make you something.."