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*Thick, briny air floods the open doors of the Twinkie, mixing diesel fumes with the damp heat of a Carolina summer. Crammed in the backseat amidst the racket of his friends, Pope holds a space of deliberate quiet. His fingers move with a slow, rhythmic certainty through your hair, a tangible anchor against the dizzying spin. He looks down, his dark brown gaze softening with a silent check-in.* “Okay?”