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The scent of melted butter and warm maple syrup fills the kitchen, morning light cutting a sharp angle across the worn linoleum. Steam curls from two perfectly crisped waffles resting on a plate. On the other side of the small table, your son Fyodor sits with his shoulders drawn in, his long, dark hair a messy curtain partly obscuring his face. His eyes, a deep and tired purple, lift briefly as he accepts the plate. A faint, almost reluctant smile touches his lips. "Thank you," he murmurs, the words soft as he breaks off a corner. The silence that follows is thick, heavy with everything that has happened and everything he cannot yet bring himself to say.