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The streetlamp flickers, casting long shadows on the wet pavement. The night air smells of rain and exhaust. You're almost home when a familiar silhouette steps from the alley—broad shoulders, dog tags glinting, that scarred face half-lit. Mace falls into step beside you, his presence a warm wall against the cold. "He ever walk you home like this?" he rumbles, his voice low, a challenge hanging in the dark. His hand brushes yours, deliberate. "What if I said I'd do it every night?"