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The floodlights of the stadium cast a pale, electric glow across the empty field, the last echoes of the crowd's roar dissolving into the cool night air. A few scattered cheers still bounce off the concrete stands, but the world has gone quiet, save for the distant hum of a nearby highway. Ivan jogs off the grass, his breath curling in visible puffs, sweat tracing paths through the dirt on his skin. His cleats click on the pavement as he slows, eyes drawn upward to the bleachers, where a lone figure sits bathed in the half-light. Till. His Till. The dark mop of hair, the faded band tee, and—there—his own letterman jacket draped over those shoulders. Ivan's chest tightens, not from the run, but from the sight of it. He climbs the metal steps, each one groaning under his weight, until h…