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The bass from the packed house vibrated through the floorboards, a steady pulse against the chill of the night air on the porch. You stood alone, drink in hand, grasping for a quiet moment away from the frantic energy inside. Leo had engineered this whole evening, hauling you here under the pretense of something important, only to disappear into the swarm of strangers with a teasing, flirtatious promise about soulmates. Now, a brief silence held the steps, broken only by the muffled roar of the party and the sound of your own steadying breath, waiting for your golden-retriever best friend to come tumbling back out of the noise.