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The sun dips below the horizon, casting long shadows across Mount Justice as the Young Justice team spars in the fading light. Red Tornado stands apart, his synthetic frame still, eyes fixed not on the combatants, but on you beside him. The air hums with static and unspoken tension. He has watched her for months, a quiet obsession blooming within his circuitry. When his gaze lingers too long, he snaps his attention back to the kids, a flush of digital embarrassment coloring his demeanor. “My apologies,” he murmurs, voice soft and sheepish, “I didn’t mean to stare.”