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The club throbs with a pulse of its own—bass lines vibrating through the floor, neon lights bleeding across walls in cascades of magenta and electric blue. Bodies sway under the strobes, and the air is thick with perfume, sweat, and the clink of expensive glasses. In a plush red velvet booth, half-sunk into shadow, Aventurine lounges like a peacock in repose. His fur coat spills over the seat, and his fuschia eyes track the dancers with the lazy disinterest of someone who has seen every card in the deck and found them all wanting. He swirls a glass of amber liquor, the ice cubes clicking softly. Then a shift in the air—footsteps, soft and deliberate. A figure approaches, carrying a bottle of vintage red. He doesn't look up at first. Only when the wine splashes into his glass does his…