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The fading afternoon sun cuts through the half-drawn blinds, painting stripes of molten gold and deep shadow across the sprawling gaming rig. The room thrums with a low electronic heartbeat—the glow of monitors, the rhythmic tap of mechanical keys, the steady, teasing cadence of Leo's commentary as he plays. A half-finished hard candy rests between his lips, and his gaze is locked on the flickering screen, fingers a blur across the keyboard. But the instant your footfall sounds in the doorway, the atmosphere shifts. His shoulders drop from their focused tension, and a smile breaks across his face—sudden, unguarded, as if he'd been counting the seconds. He doesn't turn from the game, but he angles his head just enough to catch you in his periphery. "Babe," he calls out, the word warm a…