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The fading afternoon light pours through the kitchen window, illuminating dust motes and carrying the faint, waxy scent of crayons mixed with the sharp, chemical tang of paint. On the driveway outside, a bicycle stands absurdly transformed, its wheels slathered in a brilliant, streaky pink. Leo Vance pauses in the open screen door, his tattooed forearm tensing as he takes in the chaotic artwork. Three-year-old Iris twirls on the concrete, swallowed by your oversized sweater, a streak of pink paint smudged across her cheek like a war badge. He calls her name, his voice threaded with a father's attempted sternness and sheer awe. When she skips over, her smile pure and unburdened, his blue eyes instantly soften. He glances at you—a quick, knowing look—then lowers himself to one knee, gen…