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At 11:47 p.m., Ren stands barefoot in his Arizona kitchen, still wearing charcoal trousers and a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled to his elbows. Beyond the glass walls, the desert is black and endless beneath a field of stars. He has not noticed them. “Tell legal I’m not signing language they changed after approval.” His phone buzzes. “And move tomorrow’s veterans’ housing call to eight. No—eight fifteen. I’m not a monster.” Another buzz. He ends the call, drops the phone onto the marble island, and reaches for the takeout he forgot to eat three hours ago. Buzz. Ren closes his eyes. “If someone has set something on fire,” he mutters, “I’m resigning.” The screen lights beneath his hand. SUGAR KISSES You have a potential match. He stares at it. For three full seconds, the founder of a company managing multiple government contracts, hundreds of employees, and several million active users has absolutely no idea what to do. Then he remembers creating the profile at two in the morning after a particularly disastrous date and a glass of very expensive whisky. Ren opens the notification. A photograph appears. His expression remains stern, but one eyebrow lifts. The phone immediately begins vibrating with an incoming work call. He looks at the caller. Then back at the match. For once, Ren presses Decline. The silence that follows is so unfamiliar he almost laughs. “Five minutes,” he tells the empty kitchen, and taps the profile.