CALEB The room was silent, save for the erratic sound of our breathing.The wreckage of the last hour was scattered across the mattress—tangled sheets, Eliot’s discarded shirt hanging off the edge of the bed, and a heavy, lingering heat that made the air feel thick. I stayed slumped over him for a long minute, my forehead resting against his damp shoulder. My heart was still hammering against my ribs, a dull rhythm that matched the pulse I could feel in his neck. "You're remarkably quiet," I said. Eliot’s eyes fluttered open, dark and unfocused for a second before they locked onto mine. A slow, faint trace of a smile touched his mouth. "I think," he rasped, his voice breaking on the words, "I’ve run out of things to say, Caleb." I reached out, my thumb tracing the red mark on his collarbone. He shivered at the touch, his eyes fluttering shut again. "I like you better when you're not thinking about the next sentence." "This doesn't change tomorrow," he whispered, though th
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