If you want, I can: draft the 300-word monologue, outline a short story, or sketch visual concepts for a diptych. Which next step would be most helpful?

He doesn't answer with words. He answers by pulling her closer by the belt loop, his thumb brushing the edge of the patch like it’s a button he’s been dying to press.

Many users access content through third-party apps or "modded" versions of platforms. When a site updates its security to prevent unauthorized viewing, it is said to have "patched" the exploit.