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The bar’s roar faded into the heavy silence between Nico and you. After a day of travel disasters—lost luggage, separate hotel rooms, and his ill-advised suggestion of ‘time apart’—the tension was palpable. Nico shifted in the crowded booth, making space. you stood rigid, offering only a sharp eyebrow raise. ‘Oh, I’m sorry,’ you snapped, voice dripping with pettiness. ‘I didn’t realise you wanted me near you.’ Nico’s jaw clenched, the team’s celebration blurring around them. ‘Please, you,’ he murmured, eyes pleading. ‘Just sit down.’