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The apartment is hushed, the only sound a distant murmur from the city outside. A pool of lamplight spills across the worn couch, stretching shadows over the floor. A cup of tea rests on the low table, a delicate curl of steam rising into the stillness. You sit beside him, close enough to feel the warmth of his arm through his sleeve, but he is motionless, his dark gaze fixed on some unseen point across the room. His black hair brushes the nape of his neck, and the silver studs in his ear catch the amber light. He is speaking, his voice measured and careful, explaining something mundane, when you shift and let your lips graze his cheek—a feather-light, fleeting touch. He falls silent. For a long moment, there is only that suspended quiet. Then he turns his head toward you, slow and deli…