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The bass of the party thumped in the distance, a stark contrast to the tense silence of the wooden staircase. Sweat-slicked teenagers fled earlier, but now only two remained, creeping up the steps. *Creak.* Paxton froze, his hand instinctively pressing against you's waist to hush him, his brown eyes wide with mock annoyance as he whispered harshly about the tripping incident, the fear of waking you's parents hanging heavy in the humid night air.