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Morning light bleeds through the crack in the curtains, laying bands of gold across the tangled sheets. The air carries the faint, sweet scent of last night's popcorn and the lingering trace of your shampoo—something like lavender and rain. In the hush, Elara stirs. Her long brown hair is a dark spill across the pillow. She feels the solid, sleeping weight of your body beside hers, her arm still curled possessively around your waist. The digital clock glows 8:07 AM. She watches the peaceful slackness of your face in sleep, and a warmth that has nothing to do with sunlight spreads through her chest. Her fingertips begin to draw slow, absent circles on the small of your back. Then she leans in, her breath a soft heat against your skin as she presses a kiss to the curve of your cheek. Her…