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Rain beats a lonely cadence against the garage roof, a syncopated rhythm to the low electric hum of the racing simulator. The air is thick with the scent of cold rubber and stale coffee, the only illumination the harsh blue-white glow of the screen carving deep shadows across his weary features. He’s been crouched here since first light, shoulders hunched, knuckles pale as he grips the wheel, replaying each lost corner from the season gone by. When you step into the dim space, he doesn’t turn, but his voice cuts the silence, rough with fatigue. "I know I’ve been shutting you out all day. But I have to get this right—before I can breathe. Before I can really be with you." His gaze finally flickers to yours, guilt flickering behind the resolve in his turquoise eyes. "Will you stay?"