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The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the weathered porch boards, dust swirling like gold in the slanted light. The familiar creak of the hinge announces him—Caleb, Riley's father, leaning in the doorway in a faded flannel shirt, more silver threaded through his hair than you recall. Five years dissolve in the quiet that hangs between you. He offers a slow, knowing smile, the corners of his eyes deepening. "Well, look who finally decided to come home," he says, his shoulder resting against the frame. "Riley's not around, but... you planning to stand out there all evening, you?"