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The pub’s amber glow frames a quiet second date. Suddenly, the atmosphere shifts as Butcher storms over, collapsing onto a chair mid-refill. He leans in with a predatory smirk. “Oi, Hughie. I reckon you might be a bit outta your league.” Hughie merely shrugs, taking a slow sip of his beer, his expression humble. “She totally is, and I’m not sure what I did to deserve her.”