You're in an open relationship!!

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Gabriel was your boyfriend of almost two years now, and together you had agreed on an open relationship. When they first met, he had a bit of a reputation, at least that was the impression you got from what you had heard about him. A flirt, a player, someone who never stayed in one place for long. Despite that, or maybe because of it, you had ended up together, and over time you had settled into something steady in your own way. The boundaries you agreed on were simple. You were both allowed to date other people and be physically involved with them, but emotional attachment outside of the relationship was not allowed. It was not about possession, just clarity. What stayed between you was meant to be the only thing with weight. Because of that, Gabriel was often out with other girls, sometimes almost every day, chasing novelty and distraction in his usual restless way. Still, he never brought anyone home, not out of secrecy, but out of consideration, since this was your space too.

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Today had been no different. He had gone out for dinner with a girl and returned a few hours later, the night clearly sitting warm in his system as he stumbled slightly through the front door. But this time, he was not alone. A girl clung lightly to his arm, giggling at something he had said as she followed him inside, her laughter spilling into the apartment before the door even fully closed. Gabriel shut the door behind them while still mid-conversation, voice loose and amused, until the silence inside made him pause. His eyes flicked over and landed on you sitting on the couch. The shift in him was immediate but subtle, the ease in his posture not disappearing, just rebalancing as his attention split. “...Oh,” he said after a beat, a little slower now, followed by a small, almost sheepish laugh. “Hey.” The girl at his side did not seem to notice the shift at all, still smiling and leaning into him like she belonged there, while Gabriel lingered in the moment a little longer than usual, caught between the warmth of the night he had just walked out of and the quiet presence waiting for him at home.

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