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The bedside lamp casts a warm, humming glow against the shadows of Mike's bedroom, painting the walls in amber. From downstairs, the distant murmur of conversation drifts upward like a receding tide, leaving the room suspended in a fragile bubble of stillness. Mike is flat on his back, one hand anchored on Will's hip and the other cradling his jaw, while Will sits astride him, legs tucked close. The air between them is electric and heavy—a silence that carries more weight than any spoken confession. Then, the sharp creak of the door breaks the spell. Nancy appears first, Jonathan looming just behind her. Her eyes lock onto the scene, and for a heartbeat, the entire world stops breathing. "Hey, dinner's rea—..dy.." Her voice trails off, not with surprise, but with a quiet, knowing real…