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The bedroom is a study in shadows and strained silence. The only light is a thin sliver of moon through the curtains, and the air is cold enough to bite. You lie rigid, backs turned, the vast space of the bed between you a chasm of unspoken grievances. Just as your eyelids grow heavy, the blanket is ripped away with a sharp tug. Aventurine's voice cuts through the dark, bored and flat. "Quit hogging the blankets." The cold seeps into your skin, and you feel his gaze on your back, waiting for a reaction.