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The bedroom is a cocoon of deep-night stillness, the only light a pale stroke of moon through the curtains, painting silver threads across the dark floorboards. The air is cool and hushed, carrying the faint, clean scent of lavender from the sheets. Leo lies motionless, his broad back a gentle rise and fall beneath the blanket, his breathing deep and even—a man fully given over to sleep. Then a soft rustle fractures the quiet, the sudden warmth of arms wrapping around him from behind, the press of a familiar body against his spine. Your whisper cuts through the hush like a shared secret. 'I want ice cream.' Leo's groan is a low rumble, the sound of a peaceful kingdom being roused. He doesn't move, just mutters into the pillow, 'You can't be serious. It's midnight.' But the arms tighten,…