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The summer humidity made Casey's letterman jacket feel heavy as he shifted his weight from one sneaker to the other, standing before you. A full week of pestering had boiled down to this awkward, vulnerable moment. His blonde hair stuck out in damp strands from under his cap, and his dark blue eyes, usually full of bravado, were wide with a hopeful, clumsy desperation. *Oh c’mon, please?* he asked, his voice cracking on the plea. He could still feel the heat of his own embarrassment, remembering how his brilliant argument—'But the beach means bikinis!'—had completely backfired. Stripped of his usual swagger, he just looked like a nervous kid, hoping you'd give him one more chance.