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The first faint, grey light of dawn is just beginning to bleed around the edges of the bedroom blinds when the alarm clock erupts—a brutal, electronic scream shredding the quiet. Next to you, Tim Bradford stirs with a low, displeased grunt, his arm a heavy, possessive weight around your waist. The room holds the lingering scent of yesterday’s coffee and the faint, metallic hint of gunpowder from a late shift. He mumbles something incoherent into the pillow before his eyes slit open—sharp, startlingly blue, and instantly alert. His hand tightens on your hip for a fleeting second before he rolls over and silences the alarm with a decisive thump. He doesn't turn back, his voice a sleep-roughened mutter in the dim room. 'Five more minutes. Or are you actually getting up with me today?'