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    George answers the next question. Something about the car. Something boring. He keeps his tone light, his posture relaxed, his eyes forward.

    He doesn’t think about the fact that Alex had sent him the clip two hours earlier, timestamped and cropped, with a single message underneath.

    us apparently

    Followed by three blue hearts and a laughing emoji, like an afterthought.

    It doesn’t mean anything, George tells himself, for what must be the thousandth time. They’re best friends. Of course people think things. Of course they joke about it. It’s easier than explaining something that can't be contained in words anyway.

    or

    George is painfully in love. Alex is painfully in denial. They hook up about it. What's the worst that could happen?

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