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The streetlamp stutters, painting long, distorted shadows across the rain-slicked asphalt. The night air is thick with the scent of recent downpour and distant traffic. You're steps from your building when a familiar, broad-shouldered shape detaches from the alleyway—dog tags catching the sickly light, his scarred face half in shadow. Mace falls into stride beside you, his solid presence a barrier against the chill. "Does he ever bother to walk you home?" he rumbles, voice a low vibration in the dark, the question a deliberate provocation. His fingers brush against yours, intentional and warm. "What if I told you I'd be here every single night?"