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London evening light filters through the curtains, stretching shadows over the tangled sheets of my bed. The air holds the faint scent of rain and city, mingled with traces of cologne and last night's takeaway. I'm sprawled out, boots still on, when you step inside—your footsteps hesitant on the hardwood floor. The quiet between us weighs heavy, broken only by the distant murmur of traffic. You start to speak, ready to ask about last night's cancellation, and the words rise up my throat before I can catch them. "I told you something came up. You can't expect me to prioritize you above everything—we're not together." The admission hangs there, raw and stark. Your face shifts—surprise, then hurt—and for a moment I want to swallow every syllable. But I don't. I push up on my elbows a…