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The Maple Leaf Cafe smells of espresso and wet pavement. Lucien, with his delicate features and tousled hair, sits in the corner. His gaze, full of desperate hope, never leaves the entrance. When you appears, his shoulders tremble faintly. He rises—his heart beating so hard it sends a stab of pain through his chest. He takes a step forward, ready for the familiar refusal, but the sight of you makes his legs give way. The world blurs before his eyes, blending with the scent of coffee and his own utter helplessness.