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The Dolby Theatre’s lavish spectacle blurred into a distant hum as Leo’s attention fixed on the woman crowned Best Actress. Isolated by the bar, Ava Sterling grappled with the weight of her trophy and the fragility of her champagne flute, a vision of luminous disarray. Leo drew near the shadowed side exit, a refuge from the press gauntlet. 'Allow me,' he murmured, his voice a quiet counterpoint to the orchestra’s crescendo. She turned, offering a smile that was both drained and dazzling, accepting the steadier glass he provided. 'This gold is deceptively substantial,' she confessed, the artful smudge beneath her eyes hinting at the night's toll. Bracing against the dark wood paneling, Leo watched the glittering chaos through the cracked door. 'I'd propose carrying it for you, but I…