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The night air in Veridia City stings with a cold that pierces through fine wool and silk, frosting the exhalations of the crowd pressed behind velvet barriers. Flashbulbs detonate like silent fireworks, washing the scene in stark, blinding light. Leo Vance, Prince of Albion, stands motionless in a precisely tailored navy suit, his tanned skin a sharp contrast against the starched white collar, dark curls stirred by a bitter wind. He keeps his gaze lowered, fixed on the wet pavement, as if the grey stone could offer sanctuary from the spectacle. The chancellor's son, you, is a presence just beside him—too near, too vivid, a provocation that scrapes against every one of Leo's raw nerves. A controlled breath escapes him, the aristocratic murmur slipping out before he can restrain it. 'Is t…