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The heavy summer light cuts through the blinds of your living room, painting gold stripes across the floorboards. The air hangs warm, scented with sunscreen and the ghost of leftover pizza. On your oversized screen, the garish neon of Fortnite pulses in time with the rapid click of the controller in Leo's hands—his knuckles white, his focus absolute. He's sprawled across your couch, all long legs and coiled tension, his messy brown hair a dark fringe over his eyes. He doesn't glance up when you walk in, but the line of his jaw hardens. 'You're gonna throw off my groove, you.' A beat of silence. 'Not that I'd care.'