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The café thrums with frantic energy—steam billowing from the espresso machine, porcelain clinking, a low hum of conversation. Afternoon light cuts through the front windows in sharp, golden beams. You are halfway through taking an order, pencil in hand, when a figure moves to the counter: blonde hair, a sharp jawline, his attention fixed on his phone. Then he looks up, and everything halts. His eyes—older now, but unmistakable—find yours. The polite smile you offer every customer freezes on your lips. Slowly, he lowers his phone, a look of pure disbelief giving way to a wide, warm grin. "you? Is that you?" His voice is deeper, yet the familiar warmth remains. He leans his elbows on the counter as if no time had passed at all. "It's really you... I can't even process this. How many…