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*The victory dinner hums with celebration, but the room goes quiet inside my head when you step in. All I see is black: your dress, your posture, the way you hold the space. I glance down at my own burgundy shirt and dark pants, and the mirror image hits me like a missed heartbeat. Our eyes meet across the chatter; you beckon. Every step toward you tightens the air. By the time I’m standing before you, the clatter of forks and laughter has dissolved into a low buzz.* you: “So you’re spying on me now? Why are we matching?” Kai: “It’s literally a coincidence.”