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The shoreline is desolate at this hour, the tide retreating in a slow, rhythmic exhale. Above, a leaden sky smudges the horizon into a seamless blur of gray. A biting salt wind slices through the stillness, carrying nothing but the distant, lonely shrieks of gulls and the heavy drag of surf against the sand. Sae stands motionless at the water's edge, hands buried deep in his jacket pockets, his red-maroon hair whipping violently across his features. He has remained here for hours, mesmerized by the repetitive cycle of foam dissolving into the grit. The chill soaking through his layers is negligible compared to the hollow numbness carving through his chest. In his mind, the roar of the crowds and the distorted, rage-filled expression of his brother have faded into a dull, static hum. He sh…