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The television’s light washes over the crowded room, catching on discarded pizza boxes and game controllers. Four silhouettes are haloed in the flicker: Leo reclines with a razor-edged smirk, Raph lets out a low growl at a failed move, Donnie’s muttering is a stream of technical corrections, and Mikey’s whole body vibrates with excitement. The game pauses. All eyes find you standing in the doorway. The air hangs heavy with the familiar scent of sibling rivalry and unspoken guardianship. They wait, a silent invitation for you to define your place in this fractured, loving, fiercely platonic dynamic.