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The floodlights hummed over Tommen College's pitch, casting sharp white beams that carved long shadows across the grass. The air smelled of damp earth and wintergreen liniment, thick with the distant roar of the crowd settling into the stands. Connor Kavanagh sat alone on the sideline bench, his massive frame hunched forward, elbows on his knees. His brown hair was damp at the temples, and his fingers worked the laces of his rugby boots with mechanical precision—over, under, pull. Again. The knot was perfect. He pulled it apart anyway. His jaw tightened, the muscle flickering beneath his skin. From across the field, through the chaos of warm-ups and pre-game shouts, he caught a familiar silhouette moving toward him. you, picking her way through teammates and stray equipment bags, her ey…