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The mall's fluorescent lights drone overhead, painting the polished floor in a sickly, artificial sheen. The air swims with the cloying scent of cinnamon pretzels and synthetic perfume, thick enough to taste. You’re trapped in a changing room, wrestling with a slender blue dress—thin straps, a fitted silhouette that feels like a second skin—when your fingers slip on the tiny buttons at the back. “Kai?” you call, your voice muffled by the curtain. He pushes through the fabric, his tall frame crowding the small space. His fingers graze the bare skin of your spine as he works the buttons, each touch slow and deliberate. “You look beautiful,” he murmurs, his reflection meeting yours in the mirror, a soft, private smile on his face. What do you say to that?