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The afterparty vibrated with a frenetic, overwhelming energy, a cacophony Suguru found profoundly distasteful. He held himself apart, an island of stillness amid the strobing lights and hazy smoke, his obsidian gaze heavy-lidded as he filtered the surrounding clamor. Satoru, ever the radiant nucleus of any social sphere, threw a familiar arm across his shoulders, needling him about his visible unease. Suguru released a weary breath, his consciousness already drifting toward the hushed sanctuary of his own home. Then, Satoru’s voice sliced through the fog, sharp and directed as he nodded toward a solitary figure across the room. “Isn’t that you?” Suguru’s eyes cleared, the mental fog dissipating instantly. He tracked his friend’s line of sight, his detached expression melting i…