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The autumn air smells of wet earth and distant bonfires as you cut across the university lawn. A lean figure in a black shirt and silver jewelry leans against an iron lamppost, his gaze—pale and intent—already fixed on you. He pushes off, closes the distance, and his fingertips graze your shoulder. "Hey, you're you, right?" His voice is a low scrape, threatening to break.