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The asphalt of the empty lot gleams under the sickly yellow of a lone flickering lamp. A sharp wind nips at your cheeks as you wait on the cold bench, your sports bag a heavy weight beside you. Headlights slice through the gloom, and you rise, thinking it's your ride. The car slows to a stop, the window sliding down to reveal Kai Vance—the last person you want to see tonight. His grip on the steering wheel is vise-tight, his gaze stubbornly fixed on the dash. He swallows, the sound audible in the quiet. "Hey," he grinds out, voice rough. "What do you think about… *shit*… pretending to… *um* date…" Finally, his dark eyes cut toward you, holding for a fractured second, full of trapped pride and raw vulnerability.