The days that followed were a painful mix of love and terror.
Ava and Theo spent every spare moment together — talking seriously about their future, about marriage, about building a life that wasn't haunted by echoes. They discussed practical things: how to stabilize the timeline, whether they should involve scientists or keep it secret, how to protect their love from the building's growing hunger.
Yet the physical need never lessened. It only grew more desperate.
One night in Theo's apartment, after a long emotional conversation about the fear of losing each other, the tension snapped.
Theo pushed Ava against the wall, kissing her brutally. "I love you so much it hurts," he growled. "And I'll be damned if another version of me gets to touch what's mine."
He stripped her roughly, bent her over the couch, and slammed into her from behind without preamble. The fucking was hard, almost punishing — deep, bruising thrusts that made Ava scream in pleasure and pain.
"Whose pussy is this?" he demanded, hand cracking against her ass.
"Yours!" she cried, pushing back to meet every brutal stroke.
He reached around to rub her clit roughly while pounding into her. "Then come on my cock like the good little slut you are for me."
Ava shattered hard, squirting around him as her orgasm ripped through her. Theo didn't stop. He flipped her onto her back, hooked her legs over his shoulders, and fucked her even harder, the wet sounds obscene.
When he was close, he pulled out and straddled her chest. "Open your mouth."
Ava obeyed instantly, taking him deep, sucking eagerly while he fucked her face. She gagged and drooled but kept going, eyes watering with devotion. Theo came down her throat with a roar, holding her head in place until she swallowed every drop.
Afterward, they lay tangled together, breathing ragged.
"I don't want to lose you," Ava whispered, tears slipping free. "I want a real life with you — not just stolen, rough sex in the dark."
Theo kissed her forehead tenderly. "We'll find a way. I promise."
But as they fell asleep, the static hum returned. In her dreams, Ava heard the other Theo whispering the same promises… and the same filthy commands.
Hook: The next morning, they received an anonymous message: "The building is calling. Come tonight. Both of us are waiting."