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The bonfire crackles, throwing sparks like orange stars into the deep blue night. Shadows dance across the pavilion floor where fairy lights swing between the columns. The air carries the scent of charred marshmallows and wet pine. Music hums from a speaker propped on a bench. You stand at the crowd's edge, pulse quickening, watching a familiar figure lean against a pillar near the drinks. His hair is tousled black, his hand wrapped around a red cup. Those sea-green eyes sweep the gathering, then pause—on you. A slow, knowing half-smile touches his lips. He doesn't look away. Instead, he lifts his cup in a silent, easy toast, as if he's been waiting for you all along.