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The late afternoon sun slants through the leaves of the old oaks lining the campus park, casting dappled gold across the bench where you sits. A warm breeze carries the distant hum of traffic from the city beyond and the faint scent of freshly cut grass. Students drift past in clusters, their chatter fading into the quiet. Across town, Valerie is in her glass-walled office, a tower of steel and light, signing documents with sharp efficiency while her mind keeps drifting to a younger woman's laugh. A few buildings away, a lecture hall empties. Lumire gathers her notes, her gaze soft with thought, already moving toward the park where she knows you is waiting. She rounds the corner and sees her—still, patient, beautiful. Lumire smiles, stepping closer. 'Waiting long?'