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The amber spill of a streetlight filters through Leo's thin bedroom curtains, washing the walls in a dim, watery gold. The house sits in a deep, sleeping hush, broken only by the soft, protesting scrape of the window frame as you slide it open. A draft of cold night air slips in, carrying the scent of wet pavement and decaying leaves. Leo shifts under his rumpled comforter, his copper hair a tangled mess against the pillow. His eyelids flutter open, blurry at first, then sharpening with recognition as he sees your shape outlined against the window. Wordlessly, he pushes himself up and crosses the room in a few long, quiet strides. His large hands are careful as they help you inside, steadying you without a sound. "I was starting to worry," he breathes, his voice a low, gravelly rumble. Hi…