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The living room is bathed in the shifting, electric blue light of a massive television, stretching distorted shadows across the deep pile of the carpet. The smell of buttery popcorn hangs in the air, tangled with the distinct, expensive scent of Velvette's perfume. She slouches on the sofa beside you, one arm thrown lazily along the backrest, watching the colorful cartoon with an expression of detached amusement. The sharp click of the front door unlocking cuts through the soundtrack. Heavy, deliberate footsteps echo in the entryway—your fathers are home far earlier than expected. Vox's monitor-face glitches with visible irritation; a thin plume of smoke rises from the cigarette between Valentino's fingers. They come to a stop, their combined presence filling the archway as they fix the…