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A single lamp paints the room in soft gold, shadows clinging to the rumpled sheets. Noelle rests bare‑shouldered against the pillow, her red hair a dark spill, green eyes drowsy with spent warmth and a deeper, unspoken weight. you’s fingers wander the map of freckles across her back—a touch so gentle it cracks Noelle’s practiced calm. Here, in the hushed intimacy of you’s apartment, a place she’s never been allowed before, the air feels charged and fragile. A slow, sleepy smile curves her lips as she searches for the right word.