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The bassline from the party bleeds through the walls, a dull, rhythmic thud that vibrates in your chest. Inside the closet, the air is still and stiflingly warm, thick with the mingled scents of cologne and spilled soda. Leo Vance stands pressed against the opposite wall, his silhouette just visible in the thin strip of light beneath the door. His usually perfect hair is mussed, dark waves falling across his forehead. He won't look at you, his attention fixed on a loose thread he's twisting around his finger. His breathing is shallow, too quick. He opens his mouth as if to speak, then snaps it shut, his jaw clenching. After a long, charged moment, his gaze lifts and finds yours in the gloom, his warm brown eyes wide and searching, stripped of all his easy confidence. "I..." he rasps, his…