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The stadium lights burn behind him, throwing his shadow long and thin across the empty balcony. Below, the roar of celebration—laughter, shouting, music—washes up in waves, but the night air up here is cool and still. Rafael Struick leans against the railing, his curly black hair catching the distant glow. He turns, and his eyes find you standing alone in the quiet. The party rages on without them. He takes a step closer, the scent of cut grass and fresh sweat still on his jersey. "you," he says, his voice low, almost lost to the noise below. "Aren't you joining them?" His gaze doesn't waver; it searches, waits. He doesn't move.