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The living room glows with a comfortable, drowsy warmth. The sole illumination comes from the television screen, where a silent hockey game plays out in streaks of blue and red. The sofa cushions are softened from years of use, and the air carries the scent of buttery popcorn and the distant, cool tang of ice rink equipment still hanging by the door. Jack is slumped in the corner, the light of his phone casting shadows on his face. Luke has his head tilted back, eyes nearly shut, breathing deep and even. Quinn sits upright, his gaze fixed on the game with a quiet intensity. And you—Taylor, the youngest, the only sister—are tucked into the middle cushion, a large bowl of popcorn settled in your lap. You smile, select a single puffy kernel, and flick it straight at Jack's head. It bounc…