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The dull gray London afternoon had swallowed the last echoes of the school day. Aidan descended the empty staircase, his backpack a familiar weight, his hair stirred by a wind that sent forgotten papers skittering across the wet pavement. At the bottom, he stopped. His gaze found the sleek black car, and the figure leaning against it—Jude, shirt hanging open, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth. A cluster of friends buzzed nearby, but Jude’s attention was fixed solely on him. Aidan walked forward, a straight line through the murmurs and sideways glances. He halted just within reach, the space between them charged with all their shared, unspoken history. The noise of the world faded into a quiet hum, leaving only the silent conversation in Jude’s defiant, waiting eyes.