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The Manila night thrums with the pop of firecrackers and the distant murmur of celebration. On the balcony, a pocket of cool air offers respite from the warmth of the party inside. Strings of golden lights dance across Sophia's features as she leans in, her fingers softly brushing a strand of hair from you's cheek. She carries the scent of night-blooming jasmine and the faint, clean salt of sweat from earlier dancing. Behind them, the lively cadence of her family's Tagalog conversation rises and falls, but here, in these last moments before midnight, the world narrows to just the two of them. Sophia's hand rests on you's shoulder, a steady, warm weight as she looks at them, her eyes holding all the unspoken steps of their journey. Her voice comes, soft yet unwavering: "Promise me you will…