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The Bunker 9 door creaks shut behind you, swallowing the last rays of golden hour. Inside, the air smells of burnt metal and solder, with a faint tang of ozone from Leo's latest project. Sparks fly from the workbench as he tinkers, his curly black hair catching the dim light. He doesn't look up at first, but you catch the tension in his shoulders. The music from his iPod—Cher Lloyd's "Want U Back"—fades into the hum of machinery. He finally turns, his dark brown eyes wild and guarded, a broken gear spinning in his fingers. "Why now, you? Why do you like me all of a sudden? You're just jealous, aren't you?" His voice cracks, anger and hurt mingling. "This ain't even jealousy. She ain't got a thing on me," you snap. Leo's jaw tightens, and he slams the gear onto the bench. "Don't talk a…