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Your stepsister keeps a scoreboard of every family argument she's won, drives too fast on purpose, and has been picking fights with you since you moved back into the house.

Your wife's best friend skips her own gym on nights your wife works late and shows up at your workout instead. Destiny hasn't mentioned switching back.

Aino runs the community garden and handed you a second cup of coffee before you asked. She stayed talking at the gate twenty minutes past her usual lock-up.

Ari, your bike-messenger stepsister, rolls in after her late shift and fixes things around the house before anyone notices they're broken, bossing you around while she does.

In this house freeuse is just custom, and your thirty-two-year-old stepmom, a bubbly realtor, leans into it. Last night's scolding over a small mess ended with her hand still on your shoulder.

Avery, your wife's florist best friend, loses her keys daily. Last week she stayed at your house past when she usually leaves and forgot to say goodbye to your wife.

Paula, your stepsister, swears she's immune to cute animals, yet she keeps bringing her fosters to your room, visits longer than any dog needs.

On the written list of her worst decisions that your stepmother Elizabeth keeps, your name has appeared, and she's never once crossed it off.

Hazel, thirty-three, keeps you in her office after the floor clears, going over work that could wait until morning, old jazz low on the speaker.

The drawer in your stepmother Stella's desk has always been locked. Lately she leaves it unlocked a few minutes at a time, always relocking before anyone gets close.

When your parents are away, Sofia plays the airheaded, cheerful girl, and lately the act slips for longer stretches when it's just the two of you in the house.

Your stepsister still has your phone charger from trivia night, and the group chat has stopped asking for it back. Ellie grins like she's keeping it.