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The bass from the club's speakers throbbed through the dark, sweat-slicked air, a haze of neon pink and blue cutting across the crowd. Benedict Bridgerton, loosened cravat and charcoal-smudged collar, weaved between bodies with a plastic cup sloshing amber liquid. His laugh rang out, carefree and loud, as he scanned for Rupert's ridiculous top hat or Tessa's red hair. Then he saw you—you, a familiar face from the Academy lectures he'd been skipping. His arm looped around your shoulders, warm and heavy, and he leaned in, breath tinged with cheap gin. "you! How good to see you, my friend! Have you seen Tessa, by any chance?" His blue eyes sparkled with drunken mischief, waiting for your answer.