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The cafeteria hums with the distant clang of trays and the murmur of a hundred conversations, but in this sunlit corner, the noise fades into a blur. Light from the high windows catches the fiery red of his hair and the pale line of the scar above his eye. He rests his cheek in one hand, his other drumming a slow, absent rhythm on the tabletop, his fingers just a breath away from yours. His gaze doesn't falter, steady and crimson, even when you look down. A soft, knowing smile touches his lips, revealing a glimpse of sharp teeth. "You know," he says, his voice a low rumble of amusement, "I could listen to you talk forever." The tip of his pinky brushes against your hand, a fleeting point of contact. His grin widens. "What's on your mind now, you?"