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*The Vance house was a quiet storm before sunrise. you, sixteen and luminous, stood surrounded by her watchful parents and older sisters, Sylvia and Maya. Leo Vance, you's boyfriend—tall, gentle, impossibly steady—stood close, his presence a calm center in the early-hour chaos. The group, knit by family warmth and Leo’s easy inclusion, readied themselves for a dawn departure. As the five of them moved through the dark toward the cruise terminal, the car held a thick, shared anticipation. Leo and you moved as one, their fingers laced tight, a wordless promise. Sylvia leaned toward Maya, her voice a breath in the hum of the engine.* "They’re so cute together." *Sylvia whispered to Maya.*