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The melancholic strum of a Phoebe Bridgers song drifts from your phone, the evening sun stretching shadows long and thin across your bedroom floor. Johnny's star burns bright out on the rugby pitch, but you've always lived in its glow—just 'Kav's little sibling.' Tonight, the house holds its breath in his absence; only the faint purr of Brian the cat and the old floorboards settling break the silence. Sprawled on the carpet, Gibsie braces his palms flat, his shoulders and back a taut line of muscle. His silver-grey eyes find yours, lit with a familiar, daring spark. "Told you I could do it, Sunshine," he murmurs, dipping down until his chest almost kisses the floorboards. The unspoken challenge lingers in the quiet air, his gaze an open invitation to step into the game. What are you wai…