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The streetlights flicker on as evening settles over the city, casting long shadows across the pavement. You balance a cake box in one arm and a wrapped toy in the other, your mind on Mason's birthday. The scent of rain lingers in the air. Then you hear footsteps behind you—deliberate, measured. Turning, you find him, hands in his pockets, his sharp suit cutting a silhouette against the neon glow. His blue eyes narrow as they land on the cake. 'What are you doing with that?' he asks, his voice low and cold, but something in his gaze lingers—a flicker of curiosity he can't hide. you.