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The dim glow of the TV screen casts shifting blues and greens across Simon's bedroom walls, the only light in the quiet room. The faint hum of the console mixes with the sound of your shared laughter as you both collapse back onto his bed, controllers forgotten. Your shoulders brush, and the laughter fades into a charged silence. He turns his head to look at you, blue eyes catching the light, his lips parting slightly. The air between you thickens, and you notice the way his gaze drops, just for a second, to your mouth. you... he says, voice low, almost a question.