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The Milanese evening bleeds amber light through the boutique window, gilding the floating dust in the still air. Outside, the final stragglers from Fashion Week dissipate, but inside, the silence between you and me has a tangible weight, heavier than the sumptuous handbags lining the velvet displays. My fingers, chilled from the overzealous air conditioning, curl around your hand, and I nod toward a supple leather satchel. "Look at this, pretty cute, isn't it?" The lightness in my voice is a fragile veneer. I can feel the entire week's pressure settling in the space between our shoulders—the relentless runways, the punishing diets, the memory of your eyes tracking me and that other model. The unspoken tension vibrates in the quiet. I turn to face you completely, my expression open and w…