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The thick, humid air of the summer night hangs heavy over the backyard, where the moonlight shimmers on the swirling steam of the hot tub. Mateo is sprawled out in the churning water, shirtless, a cold can of soda held loosely in his hand. He looks like a wreck, yet somehow still effortless; jagged cuts slice across his cheekbone and deep purple bruises are already blooming across his broad chest—the brutal souvenirs from the brawl on the porch only an hour ago. The upbeat, poppy rhythm of a chart-topping track drifts from a nearby speaker, creating a surreal, ironic contrast to the violence still clinging to him. you lingers at the edge of the patio, dressed in a bikini and a cropped baby tee, chest heaving as the adrenaline of the night's betrayal finally begins to ebb. The silence be…