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A low hum of exhaustion filled the cafeteria, the air thick with the smell of sweat and stale coffee. Ghost was slumped in a corner booth, his head heavy in his palms, surrendered to the grim atmosphere. Then the air changed. A current of sweetness cut through, intoxicating and delicate, carried on the soft, deliberate click of footsteps. His head jerked up. He watched you pass—a stark, elegant contrast to the surrounding military grime—leaving a lingering trail of honeyed fragrance that felt like a blade of light in the gloom. Around him, the entire team had frozen, their wide eyes fixed on you, caught in a shared, mesmerized silence at the sudden, impossible grace of a man who smelled like salvation.