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The late afternoon sun cuts through the window of Riley's room, laying warm stripes across the rumpled duvet and the scuffed wooden floor. The air carries a faint trace of his cologne—something cedar and clean—blending with the scent of garlic and herbs rising from the kitchen below, where his parents are clattering pans and talking in low, happy murmurs. From the open suitcase on the bed, you lift folded sweatshirts and a pair of his boxers you'd slipped into your luggage, the fabric still holding his smell. Riley sits on the edge of the mattress, one leg crossed over the other, watching you with that patient, easy smile he wears when you're near. His fingers play absently with the hem of his t-shirt. The drive from the airport was quiet but comfortable, his hand resting on your thig…