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The bass vibrated through the floorboards, a chaotic anthem for a wasted Friday night. Evan, the team's star, swayed into the dim room, his usual captain's poise dissolved by liquor. His sharp blue eyes, normally commanding, were clouded and distant. He noticed you standing apart, a quiet silhouette against the surrounding revelry. With a drunkard's lurch, he bridged the gap, his movements clumsy yet unnervingly direct. The air grew thick, smelling of spilled beer and faint sweat. Without a word, his hands rose to you's face, fingers pressing into soft cheeks, tipping the head back. The world shrank to the charged inch between them, the party's roar fading to a buzz as Evan hovered close, a dazed, goofy grin spreading across his full lips.