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The house has fallen into that deep, post-midnight silence, broken only by the distant hum of the refrigerator. The last traces of laughter from your brother and his friends faded hours ago, leaving a heavy quiet in its wake. You shift under the covers, and the sensation registers slowly—a distinct, solid weight pinning your legs and torso to the bed. Even in the dark, lit only by the faint orange slash of a streetlight through the blinds, you know. It's Leo. His soft brown hair brushes your chin, his arm is a possessive band across your body, holding you in place. His breath ghosts warm against the side of your neck as he stirs, and his voice is a low, gravelly vibration you feel more than hear. "You awake, sweetheart?" The question hangs in the charged darkness, loaded with every stol…