She looks back.

You said I won't pass? Then watch me pass.

HARPER turns and crosses to the Office Door. Behind her, CELESTE lifts the camel coat off the floor and lays it over her bare thighs.

CELESTE says nothing.  塞莱斯特一言不发。

Who is he?  他是谁？

Her eyes are red.

It rolls across the floorboards and stops against the Exam Envelope at the foot of the desk leg.

That whole line in the hallway watched me walk through that door. Not one of them saw me walk out.

That's Pierce. If she wakes up now and stops me, she has to report it to him. And I'm expelled.

A flush climbs the side of CELESTE's neck and disappears under her shirt collar.

哈珀微微扬起嘴角，将两根手指缓缓滑入体内，先是浅浅地，接着越来越深，再深一些。

HARPER slips off CELESTE's right shoe

HARPER unbuttons CELESTE's slacks and lowers the zipper. She hooks her fingers into the waistband and the underwear beneath it and pulls. The fabric drags down to CELESTE's upper thighs and catches there, half pinned under her.

Last night that face lied to me without blinking.

and it turns on CELESTE's finger.

CELESTE reclines in the Office Chair, rolled back from the desk, asleep. Her gold-rimmed glasses sit folded on the desk's edge.

I already have an F on her midterm. One more failed class and I'm out. I'm getting expelled anyway. So I'm taking you. Right now.

A sealed manila Exam Envelope, stamped MAKEUP EXAM, leans against the desk leg nearest the Office Chair.

A line of students waiting for office hours runs along the hallway wall outside the Office Door.

HARPER stares at the Oversized Ring. The pen snaps in two in her hand.

GIRL  女孩Wait. Is Professor Vaughn engaged?

She lifts out the Gray Hardcover and opens it. Between the pages lies the Handwritten Letter, crumpled once and smoothed flat.

HARPER (V.O.)  哈珀（画外音）That's twice now. And she still doesn't want me.

HARPER rounds the desk, crosses to the Office Door, and takes the knob.

Pierce told me that himself. And he reports anything between faculty and a student. She'd be expelled immediately. I'd lose my tenure.

Still think I'm the one shaking, Professor?

Her face lies. Her body doesn't.

CELESTE's face doesn't change.

CELESTEYou're shaking.  你在发抖。

HARPER slaps the paper face down on the desk.

So why are you working so hard to destroy her?

HARPER's nails dig into her palm.

Your freshman paper. This is the Harper I know.

CELESTE sets down the red pen. She folds the coat into neat thirds and lays it on the corner of the desk. The Probation Order lies bare again.

HARPER  哈珀Your coat. I didn't wash it.

CELESTE sits behind the desk in the Office Chair, glasses on, a red pen in her hand.

She smooths it on the Lectern, one crease at a time. She slides it between the pages of the Gray Hardcover and closes the cover over it.

CELESTE walks to the Trash Can, reaches in, and lifts out the crumpled Handwritten Letter.

Two hundred students laugh at once.

CELESTE looks down at the Handwritten Letter. She doesn't open it. Two fingers slide it back across the Lectern until it touches HARPER's hand.

Sunset pours through the tall windows. Every seat is full.

TYLER  泰勒That's not— Whatever.  那不是——算了。

HARPER holds the exam up where CELESTE can see it and crushes it into a ball in one fist. 哈珀把试卷举到塞莱斯特能看到的地方，然后用一只手将它揉成一团。

HARPER  哈珀Wow. You circled it.  哇。你给它画了圈。

CELESTEMidterms.  期中考试。

BOY  男孩I heard she wanted to sleep with a professor for a grade. 我听说她为了拿分数，想和一位教授上床。GIRL  女孩She's on academic probation. One more failed class and she's out.

That's her. Harper Lane. Last year she confessed to Vaughn in front of the whole class, and Vaughn shut her down.

Youngest tenured professor in the department.

CELESTE stands at the Lectern at the foot of the steps. She wears her hair in a low bun, gold-rimmed glasses, and a camel long coat. She has no notes.

WREN looks down at her.

MARGOT slides out from under her and over the edge. She sinks to her knees on the Carpet in front of WREN.

WREN (V.O.)  WREN（画外音）This time, she knelt on her own.

MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）One photo to Bea. Wren loses her contract. Then Bea sues.

MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）Wildcat. What W calls M in bed. “野猫”。W 在床上对 M 的称呼。MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）She knew. The phone. The nap. A trap. 她心里清楚。那通电话。那场小憩。是个陷阱。MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）I wasn't hunting her. She was hunting me.

MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）I knew it. You.  我就知道。就是你。

MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）Got it. She'd never forget the night she lost.

MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）No. Wait. Is it... March twelfth?

MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）No. My birthday?  不。我的生日？

MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）Her birthday?  她的生日？

MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）Tonight I get proof you're Runner_Up. Something to shut you up.

MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）You sold my left knee on a livestream. You dodged me behind the Curtain.

Give me a few minutes. I'm closing my eyes.

WREN (V.O.)  WREN（画外音）Does she read it because she wants me? Or because she wants me ruined?

WRENYou don't read it, remember?

Who said you could squeeze my hand that hard?

MARGOT (V.O.)  玛戈特（画外音）That was my test for her chapters. Now everyone knows.

MARGOT  玛戈特We're... colleagues.  我们是……同事

WRENCloser than you'd think.  比你想象的还要近。

WREN (V.O.)  WREN（画外音）Does she know I'm the author?

WREN's grip tightens on her phone. WREN 紧握着手机。

MARGOT  玛戈特Nobody knows this. The back of my left knee. That's where I'm most ticklish.

MARGOT  玛戈特Chapter seven.  第七章。

She turns slowly toward the Shared Wall.

Her fingers glide down the bare skin of MARGOT's chest and hook the earring out.

MARGOT  玛戈特Keep reading. I don't read it. You read it to me.

WREN (V.O.)  WREN（画外音）The author is right here, Margot.

Let's hope it's nobody on this set. That's a fortune in infringement fees.

MARGOT touches her left earring.

They even wrote in your Diamond Earrings, Margot. The ones you wear to every award.

BEAWho is this fanfic writer? You two hate each other. And the ship is exploding.

Red climbs from MARGOT's ear down her neck.

WREN stands behind her in a black men's shirt.

That Oscar was mine. It went to that idiot, Margot.

, MARGOT bites down hard on her lower lip.

MILOYou woke me up pulling away.

SEBASTIAN (V.O.)  塞巴斯蒂安（原声）That's the back he gave me. Ten years from now, at my window. 他就是这样背对着我的。十年后，在我窗前。SEBASTIAN (V.O.)  塞巴斯蒂安（原声）One tug. Me, naked in his bed. And he picks the younger me. 轻轻一拉。我赤身裸体地躺在他的床上。而他选中的，却是我年轻时的样子

MILO (V.O.)  《米洛》（原声版）He's still dreaming my name. 他仍在梦中呼唤我的名字。MILO (V.O.)  《米洛》（原声版）One tug, and he sees who's in my bed. Tonight ends there.

SEBASTIAN  塞巴斯蒂安I came back so you'd look at me like that. One more time.

SEBASTIAN  塞巴斯蒂安We got married. You stopped looking at me. 我们结婚了。你不再看我了。

You stopped looking at me.

The Bed creaks faster.

still inside him.

MILO, eyes closed, braces both hands on SEBASTIAN's chest and sinks deeper with every stroke. His sweat-slick thighs clamp SEBASTIAN's waist. He's shaking at the edge.

MILO sinks down onto him, slow, until there's nothing left between them. Then he rocks his hips, faster and faster. The Bed creaks with every roll.

SEBASTIAN (V.O.)  塞巴斯蒂安（原声）Forty hours awake. Nothing wakes him. 已经连续醒着四十小时了。无论什么都叫不醒他。SEBASTIAN (V.O.)  塞巴斯蒂安（原声）Except one tug on that sleeve.

SEBASTIAN doesn't move. His thumb brushes the freckles on MILO's nose.

SEBASTIAN (V.O.)  塞巴斯蒂安（原声）You should go. Now.  你应该走了。现在就走。SEBASTIAN (V.O.)  塞巴斯蒂安（原声）He hasn't slept facing me in years.

MILOI've never... Not like that. Not ever.

Come home tonight. Before I fall asleep.

MILO rests his forehead against YOUNG SEBASTIAN's. 米洛将额头抵在年轻的塞巴斯蒂安的额头上。MILOThe ceiling light at home's been dead for months. 家里的吸顶灯已经坏了好几个月了。

Beyond the Garage Window, SEBASTIAN's right hand clenches inside his hoodie pocket. The teeth of the Old Brass Key bite into his palm.

The Razor glides down over YOUNG SEBASTIAN's throat. He doesn't breathe.

MILOEyes on me. Swallow, and you bleed.

YOUNG SEBASTIANOne more line of code.

MILOHold still. You scratched me all night. 别动。你整晚都在抓我。

SEBASTIAN pulls open the Bottom Drawer. He lifts out a Faded Hoodie, washed almost white, and a Prototype Wristband stamped CRANE LABS. He shrugs off his suit jacket and pulls the Faded Hoodie over his head. 塞巴斯蒂安拉开最底层的抽屉。他取出一件褪色的连帽衫——洗得几乎发白了——以及一条印有“CRANE LABS”字样的原型腕带。他褪下西装外套，将那件褪色的连帽衫套在头上。He snaps the Prototype Wristband onto his left wrist. 他将原型腕带“咔嗒”一声扣在左腕上。SEBASTIAN (V.O.)  塞巴斯蒂安（原声）One day. Ten years back. That exact day. 某一天。十年前。就是那天。SEBASTIAN (V.O.)  塞巴斯蒂安（原声）Six a.m. sharp, it drags me home. 早上六点整，它把我拖回了家。His thumb presses down on the Prototype Wristband.

LDER MILO  年长的米洛Separation papers. I already signed. 离婚协议书。我已经签了。SEBASTIAN doesn't touch them. 塞巴斯蒂安不碰它们。OLDER MILO twists the wedding ring off and presses it down onto his own signature.

burning in the Floor-to-Ceiling Window at his back.

MILOBossy tonight.  今晚有点爱发号施令。SEBASTIAN sinks his hips lower. MILO arches off the Bed to meet him.

In the pitch-dark Studio, a man's weight pins MILO to the Bed. One Strip of Light from the Window crosses the floor and stops at the edge of the mattress.

LUCIAN (V.O.)  卢西恩（画外音）More than one man fishes in the dark. More than one man has a scarred wrist. 不止一个男人在黑暗中钓鱼。不止一个男人手腕上有疤痕。LUCIAN (V.O.)  卢西恩（画外音）

LUCIAN (V.O.)  卢西恩（画外音）The widower. His cuffs are always buttoned.

LUCIAN reaches over the Fish Basket and clamps a hand around NOAH's left wrist.

LUCIAN does not let go. He stares at the black cuff, buttoned tight over the wrist. 卢西恩没有松手。他盯着那只紧扣在手腕上的黑色袖口。A servant passes the Kitchen Door. NOAH holds still. LUCIAN's eyes stay on the cuff.

He lifts NOAH's left wrist off the burlap and presses his mouth to the scar. 他将 NOAH 的左腕从麻布上抬起来，将嘴唇贴在那道疤痕上。

NOAH (V.O.)  《诺亚》（原声版）He hates the widower. He hates me.

Their thrusts turn faster, rougher, out of control. With each one, flour lifts off the sacks and drifts down over two sweat-slick backs.

stripped bare.

NOAH (V.O.)  《诺亚》（原声版）He's talking about me.  他在说我。

LUCIAN  卢西恩Last night I had a man in my mill. In the pitch dark. 昨晚，我磨坊里来了一个男人。当时漆黑一片。NOAH stares at the fish. 诺亚盯着那条鱼。LUCIAN  卢西恩He bit his lip rather than make a sound. He shook under me all night long. 他咬住嘴唇，生怕发出声响。整晚，他在我身下瑟瑟发抖。LUCIAN lifts a fish, inspects it, drops it back. 卢西恩捞起一条鱼，仔细端详了一下，又把它放回水里。LUCIAN  卢西恩Best night I've had in Ashcombe. 这是我在阿什科姆度过的最棒的一个夜晚。He finally looks at NOAH, from his buttoned cuffs to his black coat. 他终于打量起诺亚来，从他扣得严严实实的袖口一直看到那件黑色大衣。LUCIAN  卢西恩A poor widower like you, Mr. Fairley? You're not fit to touch him.

NOAH (V.O.)  《诺亚》（原声版）One light, and it ends.

Strike a light, and you're gone from my nights.

In the dark, no man hangs for this.

No names. No lamps. Gone before dawn. 没有名字。没有灯。天亮前就消失了。

NOAH (V.O.)  《诺亚》（原声版）That voice. Viscount Thorne. 那声音。索恩子爵。NOAH (V.O.)  《诺亚》（原声版）One word, and he knows who steals his eels. 只需一句话，他就知道是谁偷了他的鳗鱼。

NOAH slips through the Mill Door in his black coat. He feels his way across the floor toward the Wheel Race, both hands out in the dark.

LUCIAN  卢西恩Every evening at dusk, bring a basket of fish to my back door. Carry it yourself.

NOAHIt's one trout.  是一条鳟鱼。

NOAH stares up at him, the trout pressed to his chest.

LUCIAN  卢西恩A widower ought to be in black. Not wet linen, showing himself off to any man who rides by.

His gaze travels down NOAH's chest. It stops between his legs, where the wet cloth clings tight. It hides very little, and what it shows is large.

A silver signet ring circles his little finger. His eyes are red-rimmed from wine.

Their thrusts turn faster, rougher, out of control. With each one, flour lifts off the sacks and drifts down over two sweat-slick backs.

He pushes into him from behind.

LUCIAN  卢西恩There you are.  原来你在这儿。

LUCIAN, cravat loose, wine on his breath, hauls him against his chest.

ELIA couple.  一对夫妇

ETHAN  伊桑Good. Hold that tension.  很好。保持这个力度。

ELIA mistake.  一个错误。

ROWAN reaches into the inner pocket of his Suit Jacket. He draws out an Old Keycard printed 1708 and presses it into ELI's palm. 罗万把手伸进西装外套的内口袋，掏出一张印有“1708”字样的旧门禁卡，塞进了伊利的掌心。ELI's eyes never leave ROWAN's face. ELI 的目光始终没有离开 ROWAN 的脸。ROWAN slides the Old Keycard back out of ELI's hand. As it turns, the back shows a stamp: RENEWED JAN 05. He slips it into his inner pocket. 罗万从伊利手中轻轻抽回那张旧门禁卡。卡片翻转时，背面印着一个戳记：2005 年 1 月续期。他将卡片塞进了内口袋。

ETHAN  伊桑Nobody knows how a jerk thinks better than him.

ETHAN  伊桑To win back the guy who slept with you and ran by morning. 如何赢回那个和你上过床，却在天亮前就跑了的男人。

ELIExcuse me?  什么？

ETHAN  伊桑New plan. Before winter break ends, Dad gives you dating lessons. 新计划。在寒假结束之前，爸爸会教你约会技巧。

ELI (V.O.)  ELI（原声版）

Coffee sloshes over the rim and splatters across the Counter.

Earth to Eli. I said this is my dad. Just call him Rowan.

He snaps his right fingers in front of ELI's face.

ELI stands just inside the Kitchen Doorway, staring past the Kitchen Island. His right hand is jammed in his jeans pocket, fist tight around the Silver Cufflink.

ELI closes his fist around the Silver Cufflink. He doesn't move.

ELI (V.O.)  ELI（原声版）R. That's all I get?

The flame in the kerosene lamp flickers.

ETHAN  伊桑You're freezing to death. Stay down.

ETHAN  伊桑Chase. Stay awake.  追啊。别睡着。

He stares at it.  他盯着它看

No one will ever call you names again.

RICHARD  理查德Go outside. Kneel until you come to your senses.

no.glasses.

ETHAN  伊桑I hate you too.  我也讨厌你。

Blood from Chase's torn lip glistens millimeters from Ethan's mouth.

Ethan's hands stay flat against Chase's chest.

ETHAN (V.O.)  伊桑（画外音）Push him away. Push him away, you idiot.

Ethan bares his teeth and bites down hard on Chase's lower lip until the skin splits.

ETHAN  伊桑You piece of—  你这混蛋——

CHASESay. Please.  说啊。拜托了。

ETHAN  伊桑What did you just say?

Chase stops breathing.  蔡斯停止了呼吸。

Ethan raking his soaked bangs back under the desk lamp. The two faces overlap perfectly.

Your dad hits people exactly the way you do.

CHASEWhat did you see, four-eyes? Say it. Out loud.

The rigid metal bars dig hard into Ethan's lower back.

Chase goes after him,

I want to sincerely apologize to my classmate. What I did was cruel, and that's not who I want to be. I'm sorry.

Richard sits with his legs crossed, hands resting on his knee.

He lowers his hand, pulls out his phone, and opens the burner account. He types: "Tomorrow's gonna be the worst day of my life."

You will apologize. And you'll do it with a smile.

I'm not apologizing to some nerd—

Press conference. Ten a.m. tomorrow. You'll apologize to that boy in front of the cameras.

It was a little water. He's fine. Honestly, he's probably enjoying the attention—

Four point seven million views. My approval rating dropped six points overnight.

The message reads: "The chain is nice."

Ethan stares at the single word. He bursts out laughing and buries his face in the pillow.

Then he types: "please."

Ethan's face instantly burns. He sits bolt upright, his hand flying to cover the chain at his waist. Gritting his teeth, he types: "Wanna see more? Say please."

In the high-rise, Chase reads the reply and laughs through his nose, one corner of his mouth curling up. He types: "Shame. It'd look even better with someone pulling on it."

Ethan types: "Not for you, anyway."

The phone buzzes again: "Who do you wear it for?"

CHASEIt's a guy.  是个男生。

He hits pause. His eyes suddenly clear. His brow furrows hard.

CHASE (V.O.)  《CHASE》（原声版）Who calls himself that? Who the hell is this?

A waist. A thin silver chain swaying across it. A delicate, glasses-free face smiling into the camera, smiling at him.

"Good puppy?

No. No way. I actually got off on that?

Ethan slides down the tiled wall to the floor, his hair still dripping. He stays there. A long beat.

Good puppy.  好小狗。

He wipes it dry on Ethan's soaked T-shirt, dragging it slowly from his chest all the way down.

Ethan clamps his teeth down hard into Chase's invading thumb.

Chase lunges, slamming Ethan hard against the cold tiled wall. Pinned against the tile, Ethan's head is wrenched back by a bruising jaw grip. Chase drags his bare thumb across Ethan's wet bottom lip and forces it deep into Ethan's mouth.

Chase pulls it out chest-high.

ETHAN (V.O.)  伊桑（画外音）Bitch. Idiot. Spoiled piece of trash. One day, I'm going to ruin you.