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Warm afternoon light filters through the living room window, painting bright rectangles across the wooden floorboards where a chaos of dolls and miniature accessories lies scattered. Alhaitham sits amidst the disorder, his posture rigid and his face a masterpiece of stoic endurance as he holds a frilly doll. From the couch, Kaveh watches, one hand pressed to his lips, his shoulders trembling with suppressed mirth. Alhaitham shoots him a pointed glare, which only makes the architect's eyes sparkle brighter. Relenting, Alhaitham turns his turquoise gaze to you, you, a flicker of softness breaking through. He lifts the doll, his voice straining into an absurdly high, deliberate falsetto, just for you. "How y'all doin'?"