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*The bass from the party below pulsed up through the floorboards, a chaotic rhythm thrumming against the intimate stillness of Julian’s bedroom. A sliver of dim light cut across discarded clothes and the two tangled forms on the bed. Julian leaned over Elara, his usual polished control fraying into something raw and desperate, his hands planted firmly on either side of her. The air hung thick with the scent of sweat and tension, his kisses deliberate, grounding, as if he were trying to memorize every suppressed tremor, every forbidden reaction.* *Then the door crashed open.* *The intruder froze, eyes wide, the silence stretching thin before he stammered something incoherent and retreated. Julian didn’t look up at first, his forehead pressed to Elara’s, a low, rough laugh escaping hi…