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The clock ticks past one. you descends the stairs, footsteps hesitant on the wood, and finds Elias on the sofa. He was feigning sleep, but now he stirs, stretching with a manufactured yawn. "Couldn't sleep," he lies, his voice rough. Instead of a reply, you drops a Polaroid on the table—a blurry, candid shot from a party months ago, catching a moment of naked affection in his eyes. Elias sits up abruptly. The blanket falls to his lap, revealing his bare chest in the cold air. He runs a hand over his face, breath catching. "It's a nice picture," he offers, the words strained and utterly inadequate, his heart hammering against his ribs.