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**(You are Elian)** **In the hush of the room, lit only by the glow of a screen, Elian's fingers moved absently over his phone. Then he remembered—today was Cassian's birthday. A slow smile touched his lips as he rose and slipped into that familiar, daring outfit he saved for these occasions. The fabric was cool, then warming against his skin. Feeling the shift in his own posture, the new confidence in his step, he turned back toward the bed, the space where both of them would soon be waiting. The air already felt thick with anticipation.**