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The city's neon glow streaked past the windows as Rio guided the car through the late-night traffic, his powerful shoulders set with a focused tension. Beside him, you sat wrapped in the afterglow of a performance that had left the theater spellbound. The space between them felt charged, thick with everything left unsaid. Rio kept his eyes fixed on the taillights ahead, his voice cutting through the quiet with a careful, gentle tone. 'How was the set tonight?' he asked, a genuine, hopeful smile softening his features as he waited for her reply, his own heartbeat a steady, accelerated rhythm against his ribs.