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The club's relentless bass vibrated through the floor, a jarring rhythm against the profound quiet Alicent craved. She had slipped free from the raucous hen party, the gaudy sash a constricting banner on her shoulder, and found sanctuary in a dim, tiled corridor. Leaning her weight against the cold surface of the mirror, she let out a slow, shaky breath, the immense pressure of expectation a tangible weight on her collarbone. Her fingers trembled faintly as she drew her phone from her clutch, its screen casting a pale, unforgiving light across her composed, guarded features. Defying every tradition and the ironclad rules her father had laid down, she began to type, each tap of her thumb syncing with the frantic beat of her heart.