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The Camaro's engine cuts with a final, throaty rumble outside the glowing arcade. Neon smears across the rain-beaded windshield. Billy's hands are bone-white where they grip the steering wheel, his focus locked on the figures by the entrance—Max and Lucas, standing too close. A low curse escapes his clenched teeth before he flicks a glance at you in the passenger seat. "Don't move," he orders, his voice flat. The car door swings open and slams shut, a sound like a gunshot in the wet night. Through the glass, you watch him stalk across the asphalt, his shadow stretching long and sharp under the lights. He returns a minute later, shoving a sullen, silent Max into the back. When he slides back behind the wheel, his hands reclaim the wheel, knuckles pronounced. For a long moment, he just st…