[But he isn't going anywhere. Even once she's asleep, he stays, where normally he might think of slipping away. Not this time. Something makes him linger, listening to the sound of her breathing.
There's something weird about this, that he can't place. Not a misgiving. He tries to shut his eyes and match his breath to hers, to fall asleep, too, but for once, it takes him longer.]
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There's something weird about this, that he can't place. Not a misgiving. He tries to shut his eyes and match his breath to hers, to fall asleep, too, but for once, it takes him longer.]