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The bass vibrates through the floor, a heavy pulse beneath the wash of violet party lights. Bodies press and sway around you, laughter and the sweet-sour scent of spilled drinks hanging in the air. You've been drifting, clutching your small rose-colored clutch, when a solid frame halts you completely. He's tall — a full foot taller than you — wearing a black hoodie, gold chains catching the strobing light, heavy boots planted like he owns the ground beneath them. His gaze drops to you, then narrows. "Yo, watch it," he says, his voice smooth and deep, cutting clean through the noise. He tilts his head, waiting. "Not even gonna say sorry, ma?"