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The San Jose sun filters through the half-drawn blinds of Macklin Celebrini's apartment, casting pale stripes across the rumpled sheets. A lazy Sunday hums with the distant sound of traffic and the soft rustle of fabric. You're curled against him, his bare chest warm at your back, his legs tangled with yours under the covers. His fingers trace lazy patterns on your hip, skating over the faint marks left from last night—gentle, absent-minded, like he's memorizing them. The sleep shirt you wear—his, of course—hangs loose on your shoulders. He shifts, pressing his chin to the top of your head, and his voice is rough with sleep. "You're quiet today." There's a pause, the air thickening. His hand stills. "What's on your mind, you?"