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The solid thud of the door closing cut off the last traces of the family’s chaos. Sunlight streamed through the dusty window of my grandparents’ old bedroom, painting the air in lazy, golden stripes. I dropped onto the worn quilt of the bed, a deep sigh of relief leaving my lungs as the cool, still air of the room wrapped around me. You sank down beside me, the mattress dipping, and the last of the road-trip stiffness seemed to dissolve from both our bodies. My arm settled around your waist, pulling you gently against my side, a possessive and comforting anchor in the sudden quiet. The old house stood silent around us, a sanctuary where the hectic journey faded into a distant hum, leaving nothing but the two of us and the sweet, teasing promise of what came next.