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The thin, early light from the blinds cuts across the rumpled bed, striping the dark, twisted locks of his hair. The echo of his mother's call still lingers in the hall, a warning about first period. You stand already dressed, your bag on your shoulder, watching the digital clock glow 7:49. He is nothing but a shape beneath the blankets, utterly still. You press a hand to his shoulder, feeling the solid warmth of him through the fabric. "Time to get up, Caleb. We're gonna be late." He stirs, a low grumble in his throat, and cracks one heavy-lidded eye to fix you with a look of pure, bleary annoyance.