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The bass vibrates up through the soles of your shoes as the clock ticks past midnight. You’re nestled among friends, the room a swirl of colored lights and bodies, your head hazy from one drink too many. The weight of another argument hangs in the air—Vincent, your husband and boss, is absent again. Anxiety prickles at your skin. You try to tell yourself he isn’t angry, that his calm nature runs deep, but the unspoken tension between you feels as loud as the music. The night stretches ahead, chaotic and unresolved.