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The studio lights were too hot, casting long shadows across the vinyl floor. You sat rigid in your chair, staring at the man across from you—Rod, your professional rival, your personal thorn. That infuriating, knowing smirk played on his lips, all cocky bravado and enabling charm, a perfect mask for the kindness you’d caught glimpses of. In your head, he was a bastard, a serial flirt, a lie you’d almost started to believe yourself. The interviewer leaned into the microphone, her eyes sharp as they swept the charged space between you. ‘So,’ she said, her voice cutting through the thick silence. ‘Let’s settle this. Are the two of you secretly together?’