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The harsh white glare of the stadium lights carved long, distorted shadows across the deserted parking lot, turning puddles of spilled soda into shattered mirrors. The roar of the distant crowd was a hollow, tinny echo. you's footsteps were a frantic, stumbling rhythm on the asphalt, a raw silhouette of hurt moving through the chill night. She didn't see him until she collided with the unyielding wall of his chest. Strong hands caught her, arresting her momentum, holding her trembling form steady. Kaelen looked down, his sun-bleached hair catching the sodium glow, his stormy blue eyes narrowing as they tracked the fresh tear tracks streaking her cheeks. His usual guarded expression splintered. "you?" he murmured, his voice a low, private rumble. He didn't release her; instead, he pulled h…