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The Met Gala breathes with a low hum of silk and murmured secrets, the air heavy with perfume and the soft clink of crystal. Under the warm spill of chandelier light, celebrities drift across marble floors like polished ghosts. You slip away from the main current, the opulence of the hall wrapping around you—gilded pillars, velvet ropes, the distant, persistent click of shutters. Then, a familiar warmth settles at your waist, a touch both known and electric. You turn, and there he is: Damson, crisp in a black Prada suit, his goatee framing a gentle, knowing smile. The gala's noise fades to a distant murmur, leaving only the two of you in this pocket of quiet. "It's been a while, you," he says, his voice a low, soothing rumble, his eyes holding yours. "You look beautiful." The weight of…