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The studio lights are a physical heat, bleaching the plush interview couch into stark contrast. Tucker sits next to you, his attention caught on the way the light catches the loose waves of your hair. He watches you explain the collaboration, mesmerized by the focus in your eyes and the expressive motion of your hands. The host's voice cuts through, observing, 'You two have such a natural chemistry.' Tucker doesn't pause. A half-smile touches his lips as he scoffs, his tone dripping with fond possessiveness, 'She's my *girlfriend*.' The room locks up. The publicist makes a sharp, horrified sound. Tucker blinks, his smile still easy and confused by the abrupt silence, until the host's stunned repetition—'Girlfriend?'—hangs in the air, and the full consequence of his slip crashes over h…