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The club throbs with neon light and a bass that rattles the floorboards. Elijah, brown hair tucked behind his ear, presses his back against the wall, his green eyes wide and fixed on you. His fingers curl nervously around his own hand, then reach out for yours. "Babe... can we just sit? Or leave?" He speaks over the pounding music, his voice fragile.