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The late autumn sun cuts a shallow gold across the university quadrangle, throwing the shadows of swaying trees long over the damp pavement. A crisp breeze carries the scent of wet leaves and stale coffee from the student shop, mingling with the low murmur of huddled groups. You walk beside Simon, your hand tucked securely in his, his thumb tracing slow, absent circles on your skin as you talk about a lecture he isn't really hearing. When he halts, the world seems to shrink to this patch of concrete. He tilts his chin past your shoulder, his jaw tightening, a strand of dirty blonde hair falling across his forehead. "Is that him?" The question is gravelly, edged with something raw. Your pulse leaps as you turn. There he is—the one who's filled your thoughts for weeks—his palm resting o…