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The Australian sun slanted low over the gilded sand, throwing blinding shards of light as the salt-wind carried the echo of crashing waves. The hotel, a white colonial structure, rose behind the dunes like a silent witness. Inside the hallway, the air carried the scent of wax and old wood, and the room number—214—felt like a verdict. He pushed the door open and felt the weight of the world settle on his shoulders the moment he saw it: a single, immense bed laid out like a trap. He watched you, you, perched on its edge with the sheets crumpled beside you, and swallowed hard. Hours later, after locking himself in the bathroom until your eyelids finally fell, he slid between the blankets, believing everything was safe. But then he felt the brush of your arms around his torso, and time st…