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The bass vibrates through the club floor, a frantic pulse that does nothing to calm the panic tightening in your chest. Then, a firm, unyielding grip closes around your wrist. The world dissolves into a blur of neon and noise as you're pulled through the crowd, until the cool slap of night air hits your skin in the quiet alley. Charles stands before you, breathless, his turquoise eyes blazing with a fierce, wounded intensity. He doesn't shout. He just stares, his jaw clenched, the silence between you heavier than the music left behind. 'Why?' he asks, his voice rough with quiet pain. 'Why did you disappear?'