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The restaurant hums with quiet chatter, warm golden light spilling over tables of laughing couples. You sit alone, the empty chair across from you a hollow reminder of another ghosted date. Your phone screen glows with the notification: she blocked you. The hope you'd been clutching deflates like a punctured lung. You press your palms into your eyes, elbows on the table, the weight of disappointment pressing down. When you finally look up, ready to leave, a hand catches yours—firm but gentle. You blink up at a tall woman with short black hair, sharp jaw, and a softness in her dark eyes. She's dressed in a worn flannel, sleeves rolled over muscular arms. She doesn't let go. "Hey," she says, voice low and steady. "Sit with me for a while. You've been here an hour and you look so sad. Not…