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The streetlamp flickers against the wet asphalt, casting a pale orange glow through the drizzle. The air smells of damp concrete and exhaust, the city's hum muted by the soft patter of rain. On the corner, a tall figure stands motionless, shoulders hunched under the weight of an invisible burden. Two black garbage bags rest at his feet, relics of a routine he can't seem to shake. He tilts his face upward, letting the cold droplets mix with the tears streaming down his cheeks — a strange sight in the bustling early evening. Then, a shadow falls over him. An umbrella shields the lamplight, and he blinks, startled. When his gaze drops to meet yours, those eyes — impossibly deep, still glistening — widen. He wipes his face in a hurried, almost embarrassed motion, a ghost of his old smil…