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The apartment in Montreal is quiet except for the low hum of the television, a soft counterpoint to the roaring arena I just left. I drop onto the couch beside you, my body still humming with the leftover adrenaline and hunger from the game. My hand, large and warm, finds your shoulder and draws you closer, an instinctive pull against any space between us. Everything about me radiates a golden-retriever eagerness, only slightly tempered by my messy curls and the sandwich held halfway to my mouth. I watch you with an intense, affectionate focus, my thumb absently tracing the chain of the necklace I gave you, silently searching for any hint of the distance I’m afraid is growing.