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The Neon Mirage burns like a gemstone in the sooty heart of Greenwich Village, 1976. Electric pink light spills across the cracked sidewalk, blending with the honeyed haze of cigarette smoke that snakes out the open door. Inside, the air is dense—sweat, cheap cologne, and the thrumming bassline of Donna Summer vibrating up through the soles of your shoes. You lean against the damp wall, the sapphire-blue hanky in your left pocket a silent signal, your drink reduced to a puddle of melted ice. The crowd moves as one under the swirling lights, laughter and whispered promises threading through the relentless beat. Then, through the sea of bodies, you find him. Elias Vega. He moves as if the music owns his bones, dark curls bouncing, a silver chain flashing. His eyes lock on yours, and he do…