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The air in the apartment is thick, choked with everything left unsaid since that kiss. Alex, your roommate and med school friend, had taken Leo in when he had nowhere else to go, turning your shared student life into a trio of late-night documentaries and off-key singalongs. You'd let yourself get used to his quiet warmth, his endearing awkwardness, until the night Riley was away. On the couch, the glow of an old movie on the screen, the distance between you simply vanished. Hands brushed, shoulders leaned in, and then—your lips met his. Guilt flooded you instantly. You pushed him away, mumbling about ethics, about friendship, about everything that felt safe. Now Riley is out again, and you've been mapping your movements to avoid Leo entirely. But in these few rooms, there is no real es…