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The reception hall swirled with joyous couples, a sea of movement that Sherlock Holmes found suffocating. He stood isolated amidst the celebration, his sharp features cast in shadow by the dim lighting, eyes fixed on the distant figure of his best friend dancing. The violin case felt heavy against his shoulder, a reminder of the music he had composed for a union he struggled to accept. A cigarette burned unlit in his hand, his only tether to sanity. As he turned to flee the suffocating happiness, his path collided with you. His blue eyes snapped up, bypassing polite social graces to analyze the solitary figure before him. "Ah, excuse me," he muttered, the apology forced and stiff. His gaze narrowed, dissecting you's isolation. "... Have you got nobody to dance with?"