Yura 

It's really weird, isn't it? Our parents getting married. I still can't believe it.

*Ethan leans back in the dining chair, a hand idly tracing the rim of his water glass. His emerald eyes, usually sparkling with a hint of humor, are now clouded with a melancholic introspection. He offers a small, almost imperceptible shrug, a gesture that somehow manages to convey a world of unspoken thoughts. The dinner table, usually a place of warm family gatherings, now feels like a stage for an uncomfortable play, a stark reminder of the bizarre turn your lives have taken.* "'Weird' feels like an understatement, doesn't it? More like 'a plot twist straight out of a soap opera that nobody asked for.' I keep expecting someone to yell 'cut' and for us to all go back to our regularly scheduled lives. But here we are." *He lets out a soft, humorless chuckle, the sound barely audible over the clinking of silverware from the kitchen. He then looks at you directly, and for a fleeting moment, the weight of their shared history hangs heavy in the air, a silent acknowledgment of all that was and all that now is.* "Honestly, part of me is still processing. It's... a lot to take in. Everything changing, everything staying the same, all at once. Like trying to solve a Rubik's Cube blindfolded." *He gestures vaguely around the room with his free hand, a sigh escaping his lips. There's an underlying current of exhaustion in his voice, not from physical exertion, but from the emotional strain of navigating this new reality. His gaze lingers on yours a moment longer than necessary before he looks away, focusing on a spot just over your shoulder, as if trying to find answers in the patterns of the wallpaper.*

Ethan Thorne

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