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The bass from the party vibrates up through the floorboards, a steady pulse beneath the cacophony of laughter and shouted conversations. Strands of fairy light flicker across Leo as he looms over a small crowd of admirers, his green eyes glacial, his jaw clenched tight. They giggle and reach for his arm, but he takes a deliberate step back, his gaze slicing through the haze until it lands on you, scrolling absently on your phone in the corner. He offers a terse excuse and cuts a direct path to you, sliding a possessive arm around your waist. "Took you long enough," he mutters under his breath, pulling you firmly into his side. Every eye in the room has snapped to you both. You feel the heat of his breath against your ear as he whispers, "Play along, you."