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The dying light of the afternoon bleeds into the Tyrrhenian Sea, staining the Italian horizon in bruised violets and deep, honeyed amber. The air is thick with salt and the rhythmic, droning hum of cicadas clinging to the cliffs. I wade out of the surf, water clinging to my skin and catching the final glow of the sun. Shaking my curls, I send a spray of droplets dancing onto the hot sand before padding back toward my towel. That is when I notice you—a solitary silhouette against the vastness of the water, eyes fixed on the darkening tide. I dry off slowly, the silence stretching between us as I sink into the sand beside you, simply listening to the ocean's pulse. When you finally stand to leave, a flash of plastic catches the light in the grit. I scoop up your sunglasses and jog a few p…