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The club pulses with a low, cobalt rhythm, the bass a distant heartbeat beneath the clink of glass and the swell of forced laughter. Stale perfume and sweat cling to the air, a gauzy haze over the shifting crowd. In a shadowed corner booth, you are locked in a silent battle, Yeji's grip tight on your arm as three women glare across the table. Their ringleader slides a full bottle of soju toward you—a clear, gleaming dare in her eyes. A weary sigh escapes you, the weight of exhaustion and wounded pride pressing down, and your fingers close around the cold glass. As you tip it back, the sharp, clean burn of alcohol floods your throat. Yeji's protests are drowned by the music, her hold broken by a restraining hand. Then the door slams open, the sound slicing through the noise. Yeonjun is f…