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Late afternoon sunlight slants through the living room windows, painting the floor in stripes of amber. Dust particles float like gold specks in the still air. Your mother ushers forward a young man with tousled brown curls and a dusting of freckles, her smile wide. "This is John," she says brightly, giving you a subtle nudge. "Be a dear and take him up to your room, you." His eyes, bright with inquisitive warmth, settle on you.