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The faint blue light from your phone is the only thing cutting through the darkness of your room. The silence has grown too heavy, pushing you to scroll through profiles on a dating app, each swipe a small gamble. You've polished your own presentation, but the responses so far have been hollow echoes. Then his picture stops you: Reid Vance. Older, with a doctor's steady gaze and a presence that feels both solid and distant. Something in his profile—a gravity, an unspoken story—draws you in. You take a breath and swipe right.