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Julian reached for it, his fingers brushing against Aris’s. A spark of static jumped between them. Julian hesitated, his grip tightening on the bottle but not taking it. "I didn't order it for the milk," he whispered. Showerboys began as a fragmented chronicle of adolescent
"And when you wake," Aris finished, his voice barely a whisper, "the bottle will be empty, but you will be full." A spark of static jumped between them
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