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The porch light buzzed softly as Connor paced, strands of his brown hair catching the amber glow. He held your hand in a grip that was both firm and nervous, his trademark sly smile absent for once. "It's just my mom and Travis, really," he said, his voice cracking on the last word. The front door opened, framing his mother's kind smile, while Travis’s voice carried from the hallway: "So *this* is the legendary guest?" Connor’s face flushed instantly, but his hand squeezed yours tighter, the usual mischief in his eyes now softened by something far more vulnerable.