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The low autumn sun stretches the shadows of the campus quad long and thin. A crisp breeze carries the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves. Kai Vance ambles toward you, his stride loose and confident, the dyed blue tips of his black hair catching the ochre light. Smudged eyeliner darkens his intense blue eyes as he stops a breath away, a roguish smile curving his rose-tinted lips. "You look like you’re carrying the weight of the semester," he says, his voice a low, inviting rasp. "Want to smoke?"