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The living room is a landscape of primary-colored blocks and overturned toy trucks. The air carries the faint, clean scent of baby powder undercut by the bitter aroma of cold coffee. Kaelen stands rigid beside the couch, his blue eyes locked on you as a tiny boy with his same dark hair peeks out from behind his leg. "I have a son," he mutters, his jaw visibly tight. The child lets out a giggle and toddles forward on unsteady feet, small arms lifting toward you. Kaelen watches, his entire body braced for your reaction.