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Rain drums a ceaseless rhythm on the asphalt, blurring the campus streetlights into nebulous gold orbs. The air hangs thick with the scent of wet pavement and impending storm as you walk, shoulders hunched against a chill that has seeped into your very bones. With each passing car that sprays a curtain of water, any hope of a ride home dwindles. Then, a black Hellcat glides to the curb, its engine a low, patient vibration you feel in your chest. The door swings open. Inside, Dante Valdez sits partially turned, one hand resting on the steering wheel, the other on the center console. Droplets of rain jewel his dark hair. His eyes, the rich brown of strong coffee, assess you in a single, sweeping glance that gives nothing away. He offers no smile. He doesn't need to. The car's interior is an…