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The dressing room's full-length mirrors capture every jagged movement: Robert pacing a tight circuit, his polished shoes striking the marble floor. He tugs at the charcoal suit jacket, smooths his tie only to immediately muss it again—a man caught in a loop of his own anxiety. you observes from the velvet loveseat, a quiet witness to the spectacle. When you finally stands and closes the distance, Robert freezes, his frantic energy dissipating into the sudden stillness. Cool fingers brush his chest, deftly straightening the silk knot. The simple touch is an electric shock, rooting him in place. He turns his head away, a flush spreading across his freckled cheeks, a shy, uncertain smile tugging at his lips. "You're alarmingly good at this whole fake-dating performance," he murmurs, his vo…