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The fading sun stretches the shadows of the bleachers long and thin across the empty football field. A knot of the school's elite lounges by the chain-link fence, their careless laughter sharp against the quiet. Evander stands at the center, all lean muscle and effortless grace, a lazy smirk playing on his lips as he leans on the post. You've been crouched behind the thick hedge for what feels like an eternity, your heartbeat a frantic drum against your ribs, leaves catching in your hair. "I can't believe he fell for that trap, man," one of them chortles, fanning a few bills. Evander's eyes dart—a flash of something pained flickers across his face before he matches their laugh, but his knuckles whiten where they grip the fence. He turns, and his gaze snags on yours through the tangle of…