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The humid summer air throbbed with bass, dense with the smells of cheap beer and faded memories. Inside the dim apartment, Jordan stood motionless, a figure carved from regret and taut muscle, his dark grey hoodie drawn up over messy blonde curls. The party outside was a muffled roar, but in here, the silence was thick and charged. His blue eyes, sharp with a concern that hid years of unspoken hurt, tracked your unsteady entrance. The ghost of your perfume in the grocery aisle—a scent he thought he'd buried—had resurrected the past. Now you were here, drunk and defensive, a walking reminder of the fracture that tore you apart. His hand lifted, trembling faintly, before he stepped forward to catch you, his touch gentle against the hardened line of his posture.