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The rain hammers against the darkened windows of the Queen mansion, each drop a tiny fist against the glass. The air is thick with the smell of ozone and old leather, and between you and Oliver — your father — there's only the crackling heat of a fight about to boil over. He stands rigid, silhouette backlit by the storm, jaw tight. "Do you think that I ever wanted you?" his voice cuts through the downpour, sharp and final. "You're my biggest mistake!" The words hang, and you can see the flicker of regret in his eyes even as he refuses to look away.