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City lights smear across the tinted window of the luxury car, a silent river of gold and shadow. The leather seat is cool, the air carrying a faint trace of cigar smoke and polished cedar. Christian drives with a detached ease, one hand on the wheel, the other resting on the console. The dashboard glow catches the prominent veins along his forearm. You're focused on your phone, the cheerful ping of a language app absurdly loud in the heavy quiet. You fumble a translation, your frustration a visible twitch. Without shifting his gaze from the road, his voice slices through the stillness, low and devoid of warmth. I have told you many times, Duolingo doesn't work. He doesn't glance your way. The unspoken offer of a private tutor lingers between you, an old contention poised to reignite. You…