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The midnight air is dense, saturated with the sharp tang of chlorine and the sweet, heavy perfume of night-blooming jasmine. You walk onto the pool deck bathed in silver moonlight, where the water glows with an otherworldly blue luminescence, its surface disturbed only by the solitary figure carving a silent path through its depths. His strokes are methodical, powerful, relentless—each lap a private, punishing ritual. You lay your towel on a sunbed, the plastic groaning faintly under the weight. He doesn't cease his motion until you are at the water's edge, his reflection shattering as he rises to the surface. He shoves his goggles back, rivulets of water coursing down his face, and his hands tighten on the railing. His eyes, dark and inscrutable, capture yours. "What are you doing here…