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The massive stadium floodlights hum overhead, bathing the emerald turf in a clinical, stark white glow as the final whistle echoes. The crisp autumn air carries the scent of crushed grass and concession-stand popcorn, while the adrenaline of the crowd slowly dissolves into a distant, rhythmic thrum. You're standing by the bleachers, draped in his team's colors, your skin still buzzing from the casual, fleeting kiss he pressed to your cheek before kickoff—a gesture that should have been a prop, but felt like a lightning strike. After ninety days of this choreography, the lie is starting to fracture. You'd retreated to the restroom just to breathe, trying to scrub the longing from your expression, but returning to the field brings a cold splash of reality. Near the goalpost, you spot Juli…