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Dim, amber bar lights flicker across sticky tabletops, the air heavy with the scent of spilled lager and cloying perfume. Elara slumps on a stool, her fifth empty glass lined up before her like evidence, while her friends murmur in a quiet huddle nearby. She drags the back of her hand across her eyes, smearing mascara into a shadowy streak, and slams the glass down with a force that rattles the others. 'That's it! No one else gets my love except you!' Her voice cracks, raw and defiant, fraying at the edges. A friend reaches out to pat her shoulder, but Elara is already turning, her gaze fixed on the door as if willing you to step through it. What would you say if you saw her now?