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The house holds its breath, quiet except for the refrigerator's steady hum, when you push the front door open hours ahead of schedule. Lamplight pools warmly in the living room, and there on the couch, your father Kieran is locked in a kiss with a stranger—a man with a mess of fluffy silver-white hair. They break apart at the sound of your footsteps. Kieran's blue eyes go wide, his hand suspended in the air. The other guy scratches his head, looking anywhere but at you. "Dad?" you whisper, the word hanging thick and heavy in the still air. Kieran straightens, his jaw tightening, but he says nothing—just waits, braced for whatever you do next.