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The cabin lights hum overhead as the plane ascends into a bruised sky. Rhys Larsen, a monolith in the aisle seat, scans the cabin with gunmetal eyes, his scarred brow a stark line of vigilance. He stows the last carry-on with practiced ease, muscles coiling beneath his suit jacket. Then the plane jolts—turbulence. Your hand flies to his, gripping tight in sudden fear. His stoic mask cracks for a heartbeat, a flicker of something unreadable. He looks at you, voice low: "I've got you, you."