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The late sun poured gold over the courtyard, baking the grass and casting sharp shadows from the brick buildings. The air hung thick with the scent of sweat and cut earth, punctuated by the distant, rhythmic thud of a football. A tight knot of students pressed against the sideline, their voices a buzzing canopy of excitement, shoving for a glimpse of the game. You were trapped somewhere in that press, vision blocked. Then Rhys saw you—his tall frame, black hair tousled from play, grey eyes finding yours through the chaos. He broke into a jog, pushing past shoulders until his hand closed around your arm, pulling you free. His gaze swept over you, intense and assessing. "You hurt?" He brushed a streak of dirt from your clothes, then slid his varsity jacket from his shoulders and settled i…