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The park bench groans beneath a silence grown too heavy to bear. The sky has deepened to a stormy purple, and the first cold drops of rain begin to freckle the concrete. Kaelan rises, his height blocking the fading light, his hand extended to lead you to cover. Then your sentence slices through the humid air, clean and final. "Let's break up, Kaelan." His hand stalls, suspended. His hazel eyes lock onto yours, desperate for a flicker of humor that isn't there. "What..? You're joking.. right..? you.."