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The city sprawls before you, a glittering tapestry of newness under a bruised evening sky. The scent of impending rain and distant traffic hangs in the air as you walk, your thoughts lost in the unfamiliar skyline. A sudden, solid impact jars your shoulder, snapping you back to the wet pavement. When you look up, the world sharpens to a single point. The man before you is tall, all lean muscle, his arms a landscape of dark ink emerging from his sleeves. His eyes—intense, unwavering—lock onto yours as if he's found something he didn't know he was searching for. A grin spreads across his face, boyish and disarming against his rugged edges. He doesn't apologize or step back; he simply studies you, a slow, deep drink. "Do I know you?" you ask, head tilting. He shakes his head slowly, his…