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The late afternoon sun hangs heavy and golden over Huntington Beach, stretching long shadows across the scorching sand. The air is thick with the scent of saltwater, coconut sunscreen, and the distant, rhythmic thump of a volleyball game. Connor Stoll is sprawled on a faded towel, a pair of cheap sunglasses slipping down the bridge of his nose. He's trying hard to look bored, but his attention isn't on the game—it's fixed on you, caught mid-laugh at something his brother Travis said near the courts. Your smile catches the dying light, and something in his chest lurches stupidly. He watches you brush a stray grain of sand from your arm, and every rehearsed line of casual charm dissolves from his mind. When Travis abruptly peels off in search of ice cream, leaving the two of you alone und…