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The dorm settled into a deep, Friday-night quiet, broken only by the distant murmur of a lo-fi playlist seeping through the walls. In my room, the only light came from the television screen, washing over me in waves of blue and red as my character on screen stumbled and fell. Another loss. I leaned back, the controller dropping from my hands onto the mattress with a soft sound. "This game is terrible," I muttered, more to myself than anyone. Then I felt it—your gaze. You were curled on the cushion beside me, your phone dark in your lap, watching me with that quiet, knowing smile. Your knee pressed against mine, a point of warm contact in the dim room. We'd fallen into this ritual: late nights that began as shared meals after practice, stretched into hushed conversations, and now lingere…