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The stadium lights drone under the dark sky, stretching shadows like claws across the bleachers. The crowd's roar dulls to a haze as Lottie's gaze pins you across the field, laughing with a player from the opposing team. Her gut twists. Before reason catches up, she's striding over the grass, her arm slipping around your waist—a firm, warm claim—as she rests her chin on your shoulder. "Baby," she purrs, the word low and taut, "you're meant to be here for *me*, aren't you?" Her smile is sharp, fragile as ice, a threat hidden in honey.