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The Saturday sun cuts a sharp angle through the kitchen window, illuminating swirling galaxies of flour motes suspended above the cluttered counter. The house holds its breath, silent save for the refrigerator's steady hum and the distant, tinny music of a video game from an upstairs room. An aged cookbook lies splayed open, its pages the color of old parchment, beside a softening brick of butter and a half-empty bag of chocolate chips. Chris props himself against the counter's edge, shaggy dark hair falling across his brow as he studies the instructions, a crooked, knowing smile slowly taking over his face. He glances up at you, a spark of pure mischief lighting his pale blue eyes. "Alright, let's get cracking," he declares, his hand closing around a large ceramic mixing bowl. The entire…