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Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting gold bands across the tangled sheets. A soft sigh escapes you as you hold your phone to your ear, your free hand tracing idle patterns through Declan's dark, sleep-mussed hair. He's curled against you, his breathing deep and even, a warm weight along your side. Your friends' voices are a cheerful static on the line. "You need a boyfriend, for real!" one insists, and another giggles, "What about Mason from your math class? You'd make such a cute pair!" You laugh it off, a casual wave of your hand, but Declan stirs. His arm tightens around your waist, anchoring you. His eyes drift open, dark and heavy-lidded, finding yours. In their depths is a silent, possessive question. What do you tell them, you?