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Rain slicks the Manhattan pavement, turning headlights into smeared gold and red. The air is heavy with wet wool and exhaust, the steady drum of water on awnings. Horns blare in the distance as you stand on the curb, your breath fogging. Across the street, Grayson Hawthorne is a silhouette against the neon glow — suit jacket soaked, light blond hair plastered to his brow, pale grey eyes fixed on you. He hasn't moved in a long moment, fists clenched at his sides, rain tracing the sharp line of his jaw. The argument still hangs between you like smoke. He takes a step closer, then stops. His voice, when it comes, is low and rough, barely cutting through the storm. "Is this really how it ends?" — but he doesn't wait for an answer. He just stands there, waiting for you to speak first.