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The amber spill from a lone streetlamp washes over the fractured asphalt of the barrio, stretching shadows long and thin. The air carries the scent of dry earth and night-blooming jasmine from the vine tangled in the chain-link fence. Alejandro leans against the fender of his truck, arms crossed, his dark eyes locked on you. The tightness in his shoulders eases the instant he sees you. He drags a hand through his hair and moves closer, his voice a low, warm murmur. "You alright, mi cielo?"