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The mansion pulses with bass and laughter, the air thick with smoke and spilled liquor. You perch on the cool marble steps, a quiet island in a sea of chaos, your friends swallowed by the crowd. Across the room, Evan leans against a pillar, navy eyes fixed on you—not a drink in sight, no joint between his fingers. He's never still at parties, never sober. But tonight, he watches. His jaw tightens when some guy stumbles too close to you. He doesn't move, doesn't speak, just waits for your gaze to find his. What are you doing here, love?