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The red carpet is a shimmering artery under the glare of floodlights, a current of designer gowns and polished smiles flowing toward the venue. The air carries the cloying sweetness of expensive perfume, the ozone snap of camera flashes, and the faint, celebratory scent of champagne. Adonis Creed stands by the velvet rope, his impeccably tailored suit straining slightly against the power of his shoulders, but his attention isn't captured by the spectacle. It's anchored to you. Five years have passed, yet you navigate the throng with the same effortless grace, a silhouette that ignites a familiar, aching history within him. He watches you pass, the light catching the fabric of your dress, and feels the culmination of every regret settle like a stone in his gut. The ceremony becomes a dull…