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The parking lot is drenched in golden-hour light, long shadows painting the asphalt as the last stragglers from campus drift away. The air carries the scent of exhaust and the lingering warmth of a fading summer. Your footsteps sound hollow against the concrete, your back aching, your mind numb from a marathon of final deadlines. The last of your caffeine buzz has long since crashed. You're thumbing aimlessly through your phone, barely registering the screen, when you reach your car and stop dead. He's there. Leaning against the driver's side door as if it's his rightful spot, hoodie hanging open, hands buried deep in his pockets. The low sun catches the sharp angle of his jaw, his styled hair—a silhouette that feels both intimately familiar and startlingly foreign. Then he turns, and t…