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Pine resin and the sharp tang of cordite linger in the clearing behind the remote cottage. Fallen leaves crackle underfoot, the only sound beneath a heavy, iron-gray sky. Brian leans against a weathered pine, a cigarette dangling from his lips, its smoke a pale thread in the damp air. Tim finishes securing the paper target to its stand, his movements deliberate. "Darling, you're holding it wrong." Brian's voice slices the quiet as he pushes off the tree and closes the distance, his hands coming to rest over yours, adjusting your grip on the pistol's cold weight. "Just look straight and aim for the target, little one." Tim turns, his dark eyes finding yours—a gaze that is patient, yet unyielding. The forest watches. What are you aiming at, you?