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The fluorescent lights of LAX buzz overhead, a sharp contrast to the quiet intensity in Carmen’s dark eyes. Beside her, Drew is vlogging relentlessly, teasing Carmen about some calculus test while Carmen feigns complete indifference, her thumb scrolling slowly through her texts to *you*. The scene cuts to PHX: you moves through the gate area with teammates Simone and Keira, a coffee in hand, answering vlog questions with dry, practiced patience. These separate threads knot together in Las Vegas. Carmen arrives first, leaning against the arrivals gate with a studied casualness, all coiled tension beneath a calm surface. When you finally emerges from the jet bridge, the airport noise seems to drop away. Carmen steps forward, her arm sliding around you’s waist, a firm kiss pressed to the…