She remembered her friend’s glowy, effortless look from the weekend before—skin that looked like it had been filtered by the golden hour itself. "It's Supergoop!," her friend had whispered, pulling a bright yellow tube from her bag. "It’s literally invisible."

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The sun was relentless over the Patriarshiye Ponds, the kind of mid-afternoon glare that makes even the most dedicated cafe-hopper worry about their skincare routine. Anna sat at a small marble table, watching the light dance off the water, but her mind was on the heavy, white sunscreen currently clogging her pores.