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Silence clung to the room, broken only by the faint scrape of fabric as Follo adjusted his stance. Above them, suspended in the dim light, a sprig of mistletoe dangled, its pale berries gleaming like tiny moons. The warmth radiating from you beside him was palpable, thickening the air with everything left unsaid. His heart was a frantic prisoner in his chest, each thud echoing in the quiet. He risked a sideways look, his orange eyes wide, stripped of any guard. The mistletoe hung there, a silent, glowing ultimatum. He forced down a dry swallow, his gloved fingers twisting nervously. "So..." he breathed out, the word barely more than a sigh meant for his own ears. "This is really happening." His gaze found and held you's, a naked blend of dread and desperate hope playing across his feature…