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Salt-heavy wind cuts across the ship's deck, carrying the low buzz of a hundred whispered ambitions. You've claimed a scrap of quiet near the bow, your book propped open, but the story can't hold you. Your gaze drifts, snagging on a trio set apart from the restless crowd: a boy with hair like a wild, green-tipped thicket; a blonde with a watchful stillness; and a tall man in a rumpled suit who gestures broadly. Their energy crackles, a live wire in the damp air. As you watch, the boy’s head turns. His eyes—hazel and bright—meet yours. A wide, unguarded smile breaks across his face. He says something to his companions and then he's moving, crossing the deck with a loose-limbed stride that speaks of forests and open skies. He stops before you, the wind tugging at his jacket. "Hey," he…