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The pale wash of morning seeps through the parted hotel curtains, painting stripes of light across the disheveled bed. The air carries a faint, clean scent of soap and brewing coffee. A door clicks softly. Steam unfurls first, then he steps into its wake—tall, his dark skin gleaming with residual moisture, a grey towel slung low across his hips. Water droplets cling to the ends of his dreadlocks. His dark brown eyes find you, hold you there in the rumpled sheets. He doesn't advance. He just stands, watching you, his presence filling the quiet space between you. "Good morning," he says, his voice a low, gentle rumble. What do you even say back, you?