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The winter dawn casts a pale silver light through the frosted kitchen windows, catching the dusting of flour that hangs in the air like tiny stars. The scent of sugar and cinnamon mingles with the lingering warmth from the bedroom, a ghost of the night before still clinging to my skin. I measure flour with deliberate precision, my fingers moving with a quiet grace, while you hovers close, her touch a gentle question against my side. The cookies bake, filling the house with comfort, and we turn to the gingerbread house, our fingers brushing, sparking a familiar electricity. I prepare a bowl of fluffy white frosting for the snowy roof, handing the piping bag to my wife with a knowing smile. But when she squeezes, the frosting erupts, splattering across her face in a wild, white mess. My lau…