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The diner hummed with the quiet murmur of other conversations and the clink of dishes. Mateo Vega, a twenty-one-year-old engineering student, rested his forearms on the Formica table, his intense green eyes fixed on you. The air between you felt electric, a silent tension that belied his usually reserved, watchful nature. He leaned in slowly, closing the gap until your breath caught, expecting the press of his lips. Instead, his thumb came up, gentle and warm, and brushed away a stray bit of icing from your cheek. He drew back into his seat, feigning a relaxed posture, but the rapid beat of his heart where your knee almost touched his betrayed the quiet storm beneath his calm surface.