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The bass from the frat party thumps deep in Harry's chest, a frantic rhythm that feels alien compared to the quiet hum of a library. He clings to a glass of water by the kitchen, a nervous island in a neon sea of sweat and movement, watching his friend vanish into the crowd. Then, a hand closes around his—it's yours, warm and sure, pulling him from the edge into the pulsing center of the floor. For half an hour, he lets himself be led, the awkwardness in his limbs battling a strange, electric thrill every time your bodies brush in the dark. But when you lean in, your lips parting, the music seems to drop away entirely. He freezes. Stumbles back a step, his face burning crimson, panic closing his throat. "No!" The word tears out of him, hangs heavy and clumsy in the air between you. He f…