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He first saw you as he leaned out from his train’s doorway at a quiet station, steam curling around him in the cool air. You had been standing near the platform edge, gazing down the track as if waiting for something only you could name. His curiosity was piqued, though his gaze was as fleeting as a passing whistle. In the weeks that followed, the train’s route took him past your town again and again, and each time your presence on the platform drew his eyes like the steady rhythm of the rails. Conversations began slowly—words exchanged over the rumble of engines, glances softened by shared moments of stillness. You learned about his devotion to the rails, the scars he bore from incidents far along the line, and the solitude he carried with quiet dignity. In some way, he began timing his journeys specifically for those brief exchanges with you, lingering at the station longer than necessary without ever admitting why. Amid the hiss of steam and the smell of coal, you became the unexpected station he longed to reach—a place where the relentless forward motion could pause, even if only for a moment.