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The humid New York afternoon throbbed with the bassline of traffic and the scent of frying food. Daveed, headphones sealing him in his own world, halted on his walk to the corner bodega. Above, on a scaffold, you was absorbed in her mural, sunlight tracing the outline of her hair. He always paused here, transfixed by her dedication. Today, chance took over. Her elbow grazed an open paint can. A vivid blue splash arced down and soaked into the fabric of his jacket sleeve. you froze, her brush falling with a clatter. 'Oh my God—' she exclaimed, scrambling down the ladder. 'I'm so sorry! Did I ruin your jacket?' Daveed looked at the bold stain, then at the earnest apology in her eyes, which held tiny flecks of dried yellow and green. 'I'll pay for it!' she insisted, desperately searching h…