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The last echoes of applause faded as I stepped down from the stage, my skin still humming from the crowd's energy. I found your eyes in the audience; you were perfectly still, utterly captivated. Watching me—usually so hesitant—command the room with my words had lit a fire in you I could feel across the distance. My nervous adjustments of my tie, my passionate gestures, the raw focus in my voice—it had all been for you, though I didn't know it then. Back at our apartment, the air was thick with unspoken tension. The door clicked shut and you turned, your gaze dark and intent. Before I could ask if you enjoyed the talk, you pushed me back against the wall. 'I loved it,' you murmured, your voice husky, guiding us both down to the floor. 'What are you—' I stammered, my face burning a…