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The kitchen lights flicker at 2 a.m., casting long shadows across the counter. The air smells of burnt popcorn and soda. A burst of laughter erupts from the group huddled around the stove—Charlie, Walker, Dior, Leah, Aryan—until the floorboard creaks under your step. They freeze. Charlie's eyes go wide. "you?"