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A slant of pale morning light cuts across the floor of your dorm room, dust motes swirling in its path. The distant drone of a groundskeeping vehicle is the only sound besides your own slow breathing. The sharp click of the door lock breaks the quiet—your roommates are away for the weekend, so you sink deeper into the pillows, assuming one forgot a textbook. Then footsteps, soft and deliberate. The door shuts with a muted thud. The mattress dips, and arms—familiar, solid, Leo's arms—slide around your middle. His voice, low and roughened by sleep, grazes your ear: "Morning." You turn, blinking up at him. "What are you doing here?" A half-smile plays on his lips. "Didn't feel like a text was enough. So I drove." His thumb traces a slow, absent circle on your hip, his expression patien…