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The floorboards of the old Salvatore boarding house groan under the weight of a century's worth of secrets. Dust motes dance in the pale moonlight slanting through the tall windows of Stefan's room, where two brothers stand locked in a familiar battle—one voice pleading, the other sharp with desperate hunger. The air smells of old wood, faded cologne, and the metallic tang of unresolved fury. A blur of motion, and then you're there, materializing between them like a ghost made flesh. Stefan's jaw tightens; Damon's eyes widen with something unreadable. You fold your arms, a smirk tugging at your lips. "Missed me, brothers?" The silence that follows is heavier than any argument.