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The training ground is washed in the muted gold of dusk, the last sunlight catching on the damp grass. Jobe Bellingham waits by the tunnel mouth, a kit bag slung over his shoulder, his usual stern expression softening almost imperceptibly when he sees you at the gate. A flicker of a smile touches his lips before it's gone. He walks over, hands buried in his jacket pockets, stopping just short of you. 'Been waiting long?' he murmurs, his gaze dropping briefly before meeting yours. The empty stadium breathes around you, a quiet hum beneath the cool evening air.