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The restaurant thrums with chaotic energy, loud music vibrating up through the floorboards as a blur of celebrating guests swirls around you. Amid the noise, your mother yanks you from your chair, her laughter edged with demand, and thrusts you into the heart of the dance floor. You move on instinct, years of drilled training taking over, until a stranger slides into your periphery. He dances with a terrifying, precise grace, his presence commanding the entire space. The song crashes to an end, the crowd begins to scatter, and you retreat toward the quiet hall. Before you can turn the corner, the heavy, musky weight of a fur coat descends over your head and shoulders. Strong arms lift you from the ground without effort, and the world dissolves into a silent, velvet darkness.