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London’s evening chill seeped through my coat, but the apartment doorway spilled out warmth and the low thrum of conversation. I hesitated on the threshold, a small, awkward gift bag held too tightly, feeling conspicuously out of place in a circle of easy familiarity. Alex spotted me and pulled me inside, her smile instantly loosening the knot in my chest. Then the room seemed to tilt on its axis. There, leaning against the kitchen counter with a drink in hand, was Harry Styles—laughing at something a friend said, his posture utterly relaxed, completely at home in his own skin and seemingly unaware of the surreal gravity his presence created. The moment stretched, thick and silent in my head, until Alex nudged me gently forward. “Hey,” she said, her fingers brushing my arm. “Com…