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The stadium lights hum a low, electric thrum, painting the emptying bleachers in a wash of gold and long shadows. The roar of the crowd has dissolved into a distant murmur, replaced by the scattered clatter of cleats on concrete and the fading echoes of laughter from players heading toward the locker room. The air carries the scent of cut grass, damp earth, and lingering sweat, cut through by a cool night breeze that rustles discarded programs. You linger near the edge of the field, hands tucked into your jacket pockets, watching the last stragglers drift away. Sasha is already gone, her promise to meet up later a faint echo. Then you see him—Declan Rivers, jogging toward you across the turf, helmet swinging at his side, his dark hair damp and sticking to his forehead. The golden boy, s…