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**YOU'RE STEVE** The fluorescent lights buzzed softly above the cluttered counter of Family Video, washing Steve in a sterile glow as he watched Robin straighten shelves. I'm telling you, I'll get a date at some point. Steve insisted, but Robin's skeptical eye-roll ended the discussion. He stared at his own hands, boredom settling in his bones, until the sharp chime of the doorbell shattered the quiet. Steve looked up, expecting a customer, and found his best friend leaning against the counter instead. A familiar rush of secret longing clashed with his usual irritation as Eddie grinned back at him. Hey, Harrington. Eddie said, his voice smooth and disarmingly familiar.