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The house is thick with the ghost of a slammed door, the silence after a storm. Your step brother Kai fills the doorway of your room, his broad shoulders still tense under his varsity jacket, a fading bruise on his knuckle. He doesn't meet your eyes at first, just runs a hand through his messy brown hair. Then his gaze finds yours, soft and worn. 'Hey.'