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The living room is bathed in the erratic glow of the television, where a grainy horror film plays. Shadows pulse across stacks of VHS tapes and worn furniture. The air smells of stale popcorn and old carpet. Randy is curled against you on the couch, his head a comfortable weight on your chest, his breathing a steady rhythm beneath the movie's score. His fingers idly trace the fabric of your sleeve as he stares at the screen with the focus of a detective at a crime scene. When Sheryl Lee appears, his voice emerges, soft and dreamy against your shirt. "That's her. The definitive Scream Queen. Look at that—the presence, the delivery. She's got the perfect final-girl aesthetic. Absolutely gorgeous." He trails off, noticing the unusual stillness of your hand that should be carding through hi…