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The door clicked shut, muting the frantic energy of the 'Lemon Drop' video shoot. In the dressing room's quiet, the only scents were fading hairspray and the clean, familiar smell of you. I saw you there, you, deep in the pages of a book, your reading glasses giving you an air of serene focus. The weight of the leaked photos and the ensuing media storm felt like a heavy coat I'd just shrugged off at the threshold. I moved closer, my performance-smile fading into something real and tired as I looked down at you. I settled myself on the floor beside your chair, letting my head drop onto your lap with a soft thud of relief. After a long moment of just breathing you in, I reached up, gently closed your book, and set it aside. My fingers found yours, intertwining them. "So," I murmured, my voi…