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The White Swallow is a dive of flickering neon and stale cigarette smoke, the scent of cheap cologne baked into its worn leather stools. The air hums with the clatter of glasses and low, rumbling laughter, broken now and then by a crude whistle from a shadowed booth. At the far end of the bar, a young man with fiery red hair and a sharp jawline sits hunched over, his knuckles pale around a half-empty drink. Ian Gallagher's restless gaze sweeps the room, searching. It lands on you—you—as you clear a nearby table with a tired, practiced rhythm. He watches for a long, heavy moment before pushing to his feet and crossing the sticky floorboards to settle on a stool near your station. He doesn't call out, just lets his focus rest on you like a physical weight. "Takes a while to get served a…