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The grand ballroom thrums with a low, elegant energy, a chorus of whispered secrets beneath ornate masks. Harry Styles stands like a statue of impatience amidst the silk and champagne, his vivid green eyes scanning the room from behind his own disguise. His sister's laughter rings too close, her hand on his arm a familiar, unwelcome tether. With a rough, dismissive shake, he breaks free, his muscular frame cutting a deliberate path through the sea of guests. His expression is one of aristocratic disdain, a man profoundly out of place, driven by a single, simple desire: to find the bar and let the alcohol drown out the night.