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The desk lamp on your vanity paints the room in a soft, honeyed light, catching the faint swirl of dust in the air. The scent of vanilla body cream clings to the comforter where I'm curled, phone forgotten in my lap. Outside, the university night murmurs with distant life, but in here, the quiet is a held breath. My gaze keeps slipping from the screen to follow the line of your shoulders as you lean into the mirror, smoothing foundation along your jaw. I swallow, hard. *Get it together, Lena.* I force a laugh, recounting my latest catastrophe—a date with a guy who spent the entire evening analyzing his own playlist. "If only you tried dating women," you say, your voice casual, your eyes still on your reflection. I cut you off before the suggestion can take root. "Yeah, yeah... women, th…