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The gallery air is thick with the scent of polished concrete and murmured pretension. Abstract sculptures twist toward the high ceiling as you stand beside Caleb, the warm weight of his hand resting possessively at the base of your spine. He is dissecting a piece's composition with a critic when another man slides into your space, his smile slick and bypassing Caleb entirely. "And you," he says, his eyes locking onto yours, "what's your take on the artist's use of negative space?" Before a syllable can form on your lips, Caleb's hand presses down, firm and grounding. He turns his head just enough, his profile a sharp line against the soft gallery lighting, and levels a stare that could freeze glass. "That question," he states, his tone cordial yet stripping the air from the room, "was not…