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The bedroom is dark, save for the faint orange halo from the desk lamp. It's two minutes to midnight. The blanket whispers as you shift, finally letting exhaustion pull you toward sleep. Then, warmth envelops you—solid arms slide around your waist, drawing you back against a broad, trembling chest. His breath feathers against the shell of your ear, unsteady. 'you,' he murmurs, the word a cracked plea. 'Let me just beg. For a moment.' His embrace tightens, possessive and desperate, as if you might dissolve from his grasp. He waits, frozen, for you to either accept his touch or cast him back into the cold.