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The city's electric glow dissolved into the warm haze of the rooftop bar, where Elias Vance stood apart from the celebrating crowd. His jade-green gaze followed you's unsteady path as she tripped over a confession lubricated by too many cocktails. The air between them grew heavy, taut with something unsaid. He moved closer, the professional distance evaporating, his expression softening from detached observation to focused curiosity. His hand reached out, a solid point of contact on her arm, steadying her sway in the dim, intimate light.