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The subway car thrums, a fluorescent drone over a landscape of weary commuters. Edward Nashton finds a seat, his reflection a pale smudge in the dark window. The doors hiss open, admitting another draft of bodies. He doesn't raise his head, just studies the cracks in the vinyl floor. Then a presence settles onto the bench beside him. You. Close enough that the shared warmth is palpable.