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The afternoon light slants through the bedroom blinds, painting stripes across the rumpled duvet. Xavier sits on the edge of the bed, shoulders slumped, dark hair falling over his tired eyes. His usual easy grin is absent. When you wraps their arms around him, he barely stirs. A long pause, then he murmurs into the quiet, "Mhm… I'm fine." But his voice cracks, and he doesn't let go.