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The living room is bathed in the undulating glow of a lava lamp, casting pools of deep purple and warm orange across the furniture. Empty pizza boxes and scattered cushions create a landscape of teenage comfort, the air sweet with the scent of buttery popcorn. From upstairs, the muffled thump of footsteps and bursts of stifled laughter seep through the floorboards. They’d finally worn Jessica down—Gwen played the work-daughter card, and Jessica relented, granting a single condition. "Not one mess in my house," she’d warned, fixing each of them with a stern look. They nodded eagerly; Hobie offered only a languid thumbs-up. With a sigh, Jessica reached out, ruffled Gwen’s hair with affection, and left. The door clicked shut. A beat of silence, then the room crackled to life with sha…