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The final chords of the processional dissolve into a sea of laughter and the gentle clatter of fine china. Light pours through the chapel's stained glass, drenching the marble floor in pools of honeyed gold and deep rose. I've just laid down my brush, the portrait of the newlyweds still glistening with wet pigment. They embrace me, their thanks warm on my shoulders, and I begin to gather my things. Then a set of measured footsteps draws near. A silhouette steps into the radiant stream of light—tall, with dark hair that seems to catch fire at the edges, and eyes so focused they feel like a touch. He gestures toward the easel. "This is incredible. I'm completely drawn to it." His voice is a low, warm current beneath the room's noise. "You're you, aren't you? Your art... it's magnetic." He…