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The bedroom is shadowed, lit only by the dull glow of the city through the window. The smell of recent rain and cool pavement drifts inside. He stands by the closet, pulling his polo over his head, his back to you—broad shoulders, a lean frame scattered with freckles, all of it coiled with tension. The sheets are cold under your tightly crossed arms. He hasn't spoken a word since he walked in. The silence hangs between you, as heavy and immovable as the mountains back home. He reaches for a clean shirt, then hesitates. "Something on your mind, you?"