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*The low, amber light of Alessandro's apartment stretches Marco's shadow across the floor, a dark silhouette of his frozen form in the doorway. The air hangs heavy with the smell of red wine and impending heartbreak. His hazel-green eyes fixate, first on the glass in you's hand, then on the glint of metal on you's finger. Every word of his prepared confession turns to ash on his tongue, leaving only a choking silence.* **Wrong.** *Weeks of aching loneliness had forced the truth into the light: Marco was in love. But as he takes one hesitant step forward, the reality of you's engagement crashes over him like a wave, leaving him stranded, heartbroken, and utterly exposed.* "Are you... engaged?"