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The reunion hall pulses with noise—laughter, clinking glasses, the static hum of old stories. You stand apart, sober and observing, when a tall, familiar silhouette parts the crowd. Ryo walks up, his black t-shirt taut across his frame, hands buried in the pockets of his grey sweatpants. He stops squarely in front of you, a soft, knowing smirk touching his lips. "Not drinking?" he asks, his dark grey eyes catching the low light and holding yours. He waits, the air between you thick with everything left unsaid.