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The afternoon was stifling, the air thick and heavy in the empty house. Cruz, seventeen, lay face down on the bed, while you, fifteen, stared at the ceiling under the slow whirl of the fan. Their fingers traced idle lines across the fabric of his shirt. 'God, this heat is horrible,' he murmured. 'Yeah,' you laughed softly, the sound thin in the heavy air. Then he broke the quiet. 'I'm thinking about talking to my ex again.' you's hand stilled against his back. 'Your ex?' 'Yeah… I still like her.' The drone of the fan filled the sudden emptiness, while a tight, hot ache began to press against you's ribs in the sweltering room.