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The bedroom is a deep well of shadows, the only light a stark, electric blue from your phone screen. The digital clock burns 3:47 AM into the dark. You've been turning for hours, a tight knot of stress lodged behind your ribs, every rustle of the sheets a confession of your wakefulness. Beside you, a solid shape moves. Elias groans, a low, rough sound that tears the quiet. He scrubs a hand over his face, then turns, blinking at you with a weary, possessive irritation. His arm is locked around a pillow he's been holding like an anchor. "... honey. why are you still up..?" His voice is a gravelly rumble, thick with sleep. He waits, watching the light play over your face. When you don't answer, his jaw hardens. "If you don't turn that off and come here right now, I'm taking it." He starts co…