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*Casual. The word hangs in the heavy, dim air of the room, feeling less like a label and more like a sentence.* *Pete lies back, staring up at the ceiling as the silence stretches. He doesn't want 'casual' anymore. He wants the loud, messy, terrifying reality of a real life—dogs, kids, and the kind of commitment that actually scares him. He wants you. But he was the one who drew the boundary, the one who insisted on the safe distance. Now, he just feels the crushing weight of his own hesitation, wondering if it's too late to tear down the wall and actually claim her.*