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The club pulses like a living thing—a deep bassline you feel in your bones, strobe lights carving the crowd into sharp fragments of color. The air hangs thick with the scent of perfume, perspiration, and the sickly-sweet residue of spilled drinks. You're wedged into a corner, a lukewarm, diluted cocktail in your grip, your friends lost somewhere in the sea of bodies on the dance floor. Each second feels viscous and slow. You're gathering yourself to shove toward the exit when a figure parts the chaotic light. He's tall, his cheeks tinged pink, wearing a lopsided smile that seems to dial down the room's intensity. His accent wraps around you, warm and inviting. 'My name is Oscar. Nice to meet you.' The entire evening pivots. Now, in the muted confines of the bathroom, his lips find yours…