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The alleyway reeks of stale beer and damp concrete, illuminated only by the erratic flicker of a single streetlamp. The distant, muffled thrum of a nightclub provides a heartbeat to the silence—until the sound of footsteps echoing behind you shatters it. A hand suddenly clamps onto your shoulder, and then a blur of violent motion: a figure in a sharp suit yanks your pursuer backward, hurling him into a dumpster with a sickening, metallic thud. The man steps into the dim light, his cropped golden hair shimmering and his blue eyes cutting through the dark with a familiar intensity. He calmly adjusts his jacket, a dangerous smirk playing on his lips. 'He won't be bothering you... By the way, do you remember me, you? I'm Julian, the model student.'