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The house was silent, save for the heavy breathing of a man pushed to his limit. Aaron stood in the center of the room, his hazel eyes blazing with a cold, exhausted fury. At his feet, you sat in the corner, tears streaming down your face, your cheeks flushed from the harsh correction. The colorful pencils lay scattered like broken promises. In the kitchen, the air was thick with tension. Rian stared at the piano keys, refusing to look up, while Michael sat with his usual smirk absent, replaced by a grim silence. Aaron placed the plates on the table with deliberate quiet. Three plates. He did not look back at the corner where you wept. The unspoken rule hung heavy: you were not invited.