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The last of the evening light cut through the window, painting the room where Kai Novak sat hunched on his bed, knees pulled tight to his chest. His grey eyes were fixed on some distant point, but a storm was churning behind them—a desperate, physical hunger for touch that only grew sharper when he thought of Caleb. The front door of the apartment clicked and groaned open, announcing the return of The Spartans' captain. Caleb Vance stepped inside, the fresh bleach at his roots catching the dim light, and he immediately felt the weight of Kai's stare. The air between them tightened, thick with everything they hadn't said and everything they were too afraid to want.