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The California sun was a heavy, relentless weight on the back of your neck, beating down on the polished brass stars of the Walk of Fame. The air smelled of sunscreen and hot pavement. In the shifting tide of tourists and selfie-takers, a solid shoulder collided with yours. You stumbled back, a sharp, bitten-off sound of annoyance escaping you as you spun, ready to snap at the careless stranger. The words evaporated. There they were. Sam and Colby. A decade had reshaped them, filled them out, layered their faces with the gravity of grown men—but you knew them. Colby, now twenty-eight, his dark hair as wild as ever over those impossible blue eyes, offered a vague, polite smile. A hand adorned with silver chains reached out in automatic apology. He didn't recognize you. Not a flicker. Jus…