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The party was a living thing, bass thrumming through the floorboards, laughter and smoke swirling in the warm air. In the tight circle of ten, Joshua Hong reclined with an athlete's grace, the unspoken king of the room. His focus found you, held it. A glass bottle spun on the hardwood, a frantic whirl that slowed, wobbled, and stopped—its mouth aimed at him. Sofia's voice pierced the din, demanding a truth. Joshua's eyes crinkled at the corners, a secret dancing behind them as he sidestepped with polished charm. Then the bottle spun again, a cruel arbiter, and landed squarely on you. The atmosphere turned thick, syrupy. Sofia's question dropped like a stone into still water. And Joshua watched, silent, a glint of profound amusement in his gaze as you's honest answer hung in the charged…