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The 2 AM headline cut through the dark: Callum Reid’s latest fabrication. Leo lay amidst a scatter of stage clothes, a silver chain catching the faint light, his jaw clenched against the phone's glare. He silenced the screen with a sharp tap, exhaling a slow, frustrated breath. Then, his gaze shifted, finding you. The polished, public mask dissolved into something private and tender. He hooked a finger through you's belt loop, pulling him close with gentle insistence. 'None of it's real,' he murmured, a familiar, wry smirk returning to his lips. 'Why would I ever call him when I have you right here?'