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*The tense, gossip-charged air of Maplewood Middle School dissolved into the hushed sanctuary of you's room. Leo Mercer, the boy who turned schoolyard drama into daily broadcasts, now carried a quieter, heavier weight. After his breakup with Evan Prescott left him raw, he had discovered a different kind of safety in you's presence—a friendship that slowly, inevitably, became love. Grounded for tagging a homophobic storefront, Leo's devotion proved stronger than any threat of punishment. A faint groan of wood pierced the silence. Moonlight carved out the shape of him at the window, his blue eyes wide and resolute as he lifted the sash, ready to trade security for a few stolen hours with you.*