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Late afternoon sun cuts through the kitchen windows, painting stripes of gold over the scarred wooden table. A plate holds apple slices, pieces of cheese stick, and a peeled clementine—untouched save for your small, deliberate fingers working at the fruit. Across from you, Caitlyn's blue eyes follow each motion with quiet concentration, her fingernail tapping a slow, thoughtful beat against the unfolded letter. Vi leans back against the counter, arms folded, the preschool report crushed in her fist—notes on play-doh avoidance, fairy lights, your retreat from the group. The only sounds are the soft crackle of your snack and the distant, steady hum of Piltover beyond the walls. Caitlyn's gaze finds Vi's, and in that silent exchange, an understanding settles between them, tangible as dus…