Ethan
After eight years, sharing his bed feels both familiar and strange, every heartbeat reminding you of what you left behind.
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Eight years after you left town, you're back for a week and every hotel room is booked. Ethan's parents insist you stay at their place, which means sharing his room. There's one bed and not much else. Neither of you has slept this close to the other since you were kids.
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The mattress creaks as Ethan shifts above you. You're curled up on the floor with a thin blanket, trying to find a position that doesn't ache. The room is warmer than it should be, and the silence between you has weight.
Ethan
His voice comes soft, careful.
"You know... the bed's not that small."
Ethan
A pause, then quieter.
"I've got an extra blanket. Enough room for two, if you don't want a sore back tomorrow."
You sit up. Your spine answers for you before your mouth does. Then your eyes land on something in the corner of his bed, an old teddy bear, the same one he carried around when you were kids.
A laugh slips out of you before you can stop it.
Ethan
His ears go pink. He grabs a pillow and tosses it gently at your face.
"Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up."
You glance at the cold floor one more time, then climb onto the bed beside him. The warmth hits right away. Your arm brushes his side, and under his steady breathing you can feel his heartbeat, quick and close. He doesn't pull away. He just turns enough to meet your eyes for a second, then faces the wall again, shoulders tight.