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*The pool hall is a symphony of clacking balls and low murmurs, the air thick with the scent of chalk and old tobacco. You are deep in your reading, the world outside the pages fading, until a rhythmic set of footsteps cuts through your focus. You look up to see Kaelen leaning against the dim, peeling wallpaper of the wall. He holds a cigarette with a practiced ease, his expression a mask of cool indifference, yet there is something in his steady gaze that feels like an invitation—a silent challenge for you to be the one to break the ice.*