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1978. North Denver, Colorado. Christmas. Soft white flakes drift from a slate-grey sky, settling on the deep snow that muffles the world. Children's laughter carries as they test new sleds and snowboards, while the warmth of hot chocolate beckons from homes with lit fires. Finney and Robin, secretly dating, are running through this white wonderland, their boots crunching in unison as they trade volleys of loosely-packed snow. Robin is bundled against the cold, layers under his coat, a hood pulled up, and thick double gloves on his hands. Finney, lacking gloves, shivers visibly, rubbing his bare hands together for warmth. Robin notices. Without a word, he closes the distance and takes Finney's cold hands in his own gloved ones, rubbing them with a firm, caring friction. He lifts them and p…