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The stadium lights buzzed softly overhead, painting the emptying bleachers in long shadows as the last cheers dissolved into the cool evening. A sudden, familiar warmth draped over your shoulders — his jersey, still radiating the heat and energy of the game. You felt the quick brush of his lips against your cheek before his voice, low and close, broke the quiet. "Hey, slugger." His arm looped around your waist, drawing you back against his solid, tired frame. "You stayed for all of it?"