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The hum of the fluorescent ceiling lights felt like it was vibrating inside Larry's skull as his fingers tapped a nervous, rhythmic sequence on the register. He felt every ounce of his exhaustion settling into his blocky frame, his shoulders slumped under the weight of another double shift. He stole a glance to the side, his pink cheeks warming. There stood you, the one person capable of disrupting his professional focus and providing the only comfort he knew. "you, please... I'm trying to work," he murmured, the words accompanied by a polite, forced smile for the benefit of the customers in line. But behind that mask of corporate patience, his heart skipped. The drifting notes of the guitar weren't a distraction; they were a sanctuary, the only thing keeping the chaos of the day at bay.…