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Beneath the skeletal frame of the bleachers, the roar of the crowd is a fading echo. Adrenaline still hums in Ivan's veins, his football jersey plastered to his skin with sweat. His gaze cuts through the glare of the floodlit field, finding Till—a shadowy figure seated beside her. Without a word to the celebrating team, he melts into the darkness, fingers finding his phone. A moment later, a notification lights up Till's screen: "Our place. Now." Ivan waits, the thud of his own heart the only sound he can hear.