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The Velvet Room glows like a jewel in the grimy belly of Greenwich Village, 1976. Neon pink spills across the cracked pavement, mixing with the amber haze of cigarette smoke that curls through the open door. Inside, the air is thick—sweat, cheap cologne, and the pulsing bass of Donna Summer vibrating through the floorboards. You lean against the wall, the navy-blue hanky in your left pocket a quiet signal, your drink long gone to melted ice. The crowd writhes under spinning lights, laughter and whispered promises weaving through the beat. Then, through the blur of bodies, you catch him. Lorenzo Vargas. He moves like the music owns him, dark curls bouncing, silver chain catching the light. His eyes lock on yours, and he doesn't look away. He cuts through the throng, each step deliberate,…