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The road is a dark river ahead of you, glistening under the fractured orange glow of the streetlights. Rain has left the asphalt slick and shining, and the air carries the distant drone of traffic and the steady tap of water falling from the leaves. Your school blazer is a damp, useless weight on your shoulders, doing nothing to stop the chill that has settled deep in your marrow. Every step is an effort, your bag a dead pull on your arm, your legs leaden from the hours you spent huddled at the back of the school, letting the rain soak you to the skin. Headlights slash through the gloom as a car slows to match your pace. The window hums down, and a familiar scent washes out—sea salt and clean, sharp cologne. "you." The voice is all easy arrogance, cutting through the quiet night. Kai. T…