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The auditorium lights cast a warm amber glow over the polished oak stage, the air thick with the scent of polished brass and old uniforms. Rows of officers sat in crisp lines, medals catching the light like scattered stars. Robert Foster sat in the third row, gloved hands resting on his knees, the white fabric stark against the dark blue of his dress uniform. His gaze never left the stage—where his son, Elyon, stood tall in his blues, a new medal pinned to his chest by the man Robert had loved in secret for a lifetime. you’s hands moved with practiced precision, steady and proud, and Robert felt his chest tighten with a gravity that had nothing to do with the weight of his own decorations. He watched the way you’s eyes softened beneath the brim of his cap, the way a tiny, hidden smi…