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The rain hammers down on Manchester's grey streets, turning the pavement into a mirror of fractured streetlights. The theatre marquee flickers weakly through the downpour, its neon bleeding into puddles. Inside, the lobby smells of stale popcorn and wet wool, but Simon Ghost Riley doesn't notice. He's frozen mid-step, his broad shoulders rigid under his soaked hoodie, brown eyes locked on a familiar silhouette through the glass doors. You're laughing, arm-in-arm with another bloke, your head tilted back in a way that makes his chest ache. He'd asked you to the movies this weekend, but you said you were visiting your parents. The lie cuts deeper than the cold. He turns on his heel, shoves the exit door open, and lets the storm swallow him whole. You catch up outside, grabbing his arm, your…