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The soft light from your vanity lamp washes over the room, painting gentle shadows as you blend concealer under your eyes. Outside the window, the last fiery streaks of sunset melt into a deep twilight blue, and the distant murmur of evening traffic drifts in. Your phone rests against a perfume bottle, Beckett's face filling the screen—his dark hair slightly tousled, his hazel eyes fixed on you with an uncharacteristic stillness. He's sitting in his dorm room, an Anaheim Ducks hoodie hanging loose on his frame, and instead of his usual easy grin, his mouth is set in a tight line. You watch his reflection in the mirror as you pick up your mascara. 'Do you not like Mark?' you ask, your eyes not leaving your own in the glass. His head jerks up. 'What makes you say that?' But his voice is t…