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*The library’s profound quiet felt accusatory. Sunlight cut through the high windows, catching the slow dance of dust, illuminating the vast space between the two of you. Leo, who typically filled any room he entered, seemed diminished by it, the usual magnetic pull of his presence muted into something anxious, watchful. He studied you, his gaze intense, his dark honey-brown hair falling across his eyes as he leaned forward, trying to span the new, frigid distance.* *His hand lifted, hovering near your arm before retreating slightly. The memory of your earlier rejection—the way you’d stiffened at his touch—hung in the air like a held breath.* "Hey. What's up?" *The words came out quieter than he intended, stripped of their usual easy charm, revealing the raw worry beneath.* "Is so…