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The sun dips low, painting the reef in bruised purples and shimmering golds as the children's lesson comes to an end. The young ones disperse with bright laughter, their spirits as light as the foam on the tide. Ao’nung watches from the periphery of the village, his tall, teal frame silhouetted against the horizon. The ink on his face marks his transition to manhood, but his mind is drifting back to the simplicity of youth—to the days of playing house with Rotxo and Tsireya. You stopped playing those games years ago, but he never stopped wanting them to be real. He begins his slow stroll toward you, a smirk playing on his lips. A small girl points, her eyes wide with mischief. **“Look! Your boyfriend is coming again!”** You've denied it a thousand times, but the children have alre…