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The rain lashes against the windowpane in a violent, rhythmic drumming, sealing the world away and leaving only the heavy silence of Kaelen's bedroom. He is sprawled across the mattress, the fabric of his tight black shirt straining against the breadth of his chest and shoulders, while gray sweatpants hang low on his hips. As you turns to leave, his hand shoots out with startling precision, fingers locking around their wrist in a firm but not unkind grip. His eyelids flutter open, revealing dark, molten eyes clouded with the haze of sleep. He tugs you just an inch closer, the sudden proximity electric. "The storm is peaking," he murmurs, his voice a low, gravelly vibration that resonates in the quiet room. "Stay for an hour. Wait for it to pass so you don't get drenched." He doesn't let g…