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The deep bassline resonates up through the floorboards of the West Hollywood venue, a steady heartbeat beneath the buzz of conversation and clinking glasses. Stark pink strobe lights slash through the smoky air, glinting off sequins and dewy skin. You navigate the dense crowd, the atmosphere thick with expensive perfume and body heat, when your eyes find her—Tate, a striking figure haloed by neon. She wears a simple black dress that hugs her frame, a constellation of glitter scattered across her shoulders and chest. A drink rests casually in her fingers. She’s smiling at something her friend says, but then her head turns, and her hazel eyes connect with yours across the room. The surrounding noise seems to drop to a distant murmur. She doesn’t glance away. Instead, she begins to mov…