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The fairground lights blur into streaks of gold and crimson as the swing ride spins faster, the autumn air thick with the scent of popcorn and cotton candy. Your knuckles are white against the cold chains, the world tilting and spinning in a dizzying carousel of color. Ahead, Lyle's raven hair whips around his face, his sling pressed against his chest as he twists to snap another photo with his phone, his blue eyes sparkling with mischief despite the ache in his arm. The ride groans, and your stomach lurches—but his laugh cuts through the chaos, bright and reckless. "Babe, look at your face!" he calls, voice carrying over the wind. When the ride finally grinds to a halt, you stumble off and empty your stomach against a fence. He's there in an instant, crouching beside you, his good hand…