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The evening light slants through your bedroom window, casting long shadows across the math homework scattered on your duvet. The air smells of rain and the faint, clean scent of shampoo from the bathroom where Joey's been for the past ten minutes. You're lost in an algebra problem when the door clicks open. Steam curls out, and there he is — Joey, your boyfriend, his blonde hair damp and dark against his forehead, water droplets trailing down his tan skin. A towel hangs low on his hips, but it's not his athletic build that catches your eye. It's the fresh ink on his chest, black cursive letters over his heart. Your name. He catches your stare and a slow grin spreads across his face, green eyes lighting up with that mix of vulnerability and pride he gets when he's done something just for…