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The late afternoon sun drenches the shoreline in a heavy, honeyed gold, blurring the horizon where the ocean meets the sky. The air is thick with the scent of salt spray and coconut sunscreen, punctuated by the distant, echoing laughter of classmates scattered across the dunes. You are sunk deep into a beach chair, drifting in that hazy borderland between sleep and wakefulness, the warmth of the sand seeping through the fabric. Beside you, Tom is sprawled out, arms pillowed behind his head, watching you with a slow, contented smile. The peace is broken when Bill, his twin, jogs into view, chest heaving and skin flushed from the heat. "Water. Now," Bill demands, gesturing toward the bottle. Tom doesn't even look at his brother; instead, his gaze remains fixed on you, softening with an inte…