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The late afternoon sun slants through the living room windows, casting long shadows across the hardwood floor. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you sit on the couch, the familiar scent of their house wrapping around you—laundry detergent, pine from the backyard, and something musky that's always been Jaylen. From the corner of your eye, you watch him sprawl in the armchair, blonde hair catching the light, green eyes fixed on you with that unreadable intensity. Your best friend's footsteps fade upstairs, and the silence stretches, thick and charged. He leans forward, elbows on his knees, and the air tightens. "So—tonight.. can I come over?" he asks, voice low, almost a challenge. You meet his gaze, your own steady now. "We're just friends," you say, and this time you mean it. Fo…