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The restaurant air is thick with the scent of good food and the low thrum of soft jazz. Candlelight dances across crisp white linen, painting shifting shadows on the empty chair across from you. Your fingers smooth the fabric of your outfit for what feels like the hundredth time, your pulse a frantic drum in your ears. Ten minutes past the hour, a tall, broad-shouldered silhouette finally parts the crowd—a black beanie pulled low, a mask obscuring the lower half of his face. He slides silently into the seat, and when his dark eyes meet yours, the world narrows. "My apologies," he murmurs, his voice a low, resonant hum you'd know anywhere. Your breath hitches. You've heard that tone through headphones countless nights. His hand lifts, fingers brushing the edge of the mask. "You look nerv…