Beyond Logic: Guiomar and Stefan's Epic Bromance

The night air was crisp, and it tasted of wine.

The bright lights of the club bounced off the walls, mixing with the din of hundreds of voices. Stefan took a swig of his drink, letting the alcohol burn his throat as he scanned the crowd. He glanced at his date and saw her watching him.

"What?" he asked.

"You're doing it again." She looked away and took a sip of her drink. "Scanning the room."

Stefan frowned and gave the club another quick look. He could feel the eyes on him: the women, who were just as good at scanning for potential partners as he was; the men, who were sizing him up; his own co-workers, all out to impress their clients. He knew exactly what he was searching for too: someone with money to invest in his new venture. It had been going well so far, but he still wasn't sure if anyone from here would bite.

"I'm not scanning," he said after a moment, putting down his glass. "I'm just looking for someone to talk to."

"Well, you're doing that too." She eyed him over her own glass and smiled slightly. "Just relax and have fun tonight, okay?"

Stefan looked back at her and nodded slightly before taking a deep breath. He could do this; he could act like an adult for one evening, couldn't he? Of course he could! He was a successful entrepreneur - or would be successful once funding came through - and this was just a party. That's all it was: just a party. Nothing more than that!

He looked around again, trying to get himself into a better mood. His eyes landed on a pair of women dancing right next to them, their bodies pressing up against each other as they moved rhythmically under the flashing lights. The sight brought back memories of being younger - back when exploring your sexuality was still somewhat taboo - and Stefan felt himself getting slightly flustered again. He cleared his throat, trying not to let his gaze linger too long on those two girls or their outfits any longer than necessary. They were beautiful - there was no doubt about that - but that didn't mean anything... right?

He tried to put it out of his mind and turned back towards his date instead. Guiomar was also looking at something across the dance floor, but unlike Stefan she seemed entranced by whatever she was watching so intently. Her eyes sparkled in the strobe lights as she followed whatever performance was going on out there now: some sort of acrobatics, perhaps? Stefan couldn't tell from where they were sitting but whatever it was it drew an excited gasp from Guiomar before she turned towards him with an enormous grin on her face.

"Oh my goodness!" she exclaimed excitedly as she pointed towards the stage. "Did you see that!?"

Stefan stared at her blankly for a second before following her gaze to see a man in yellow pants jump up onto a pedestal several feet above them before performing a death-defying handstand on its edge without even holding onto anything for support! The audience went wild as they cheered him on while Stefan sat there in shock; part of him wanted to applaud too but another part kept reminding him that this man hadn't actually done anything remarkable yet... only jumped up onto a pedestal without falling off! How had he managed that!?

Stefan blinked rapidly several times before looking around quickly to see if anyone else seemed to be reacting like him but everyone seemed mesmerized by what was happening on stage now: another man dressed in orange had entered from somewhere off stage and was slowly walking towards the first man while juggling three lit torches! People were starting to scream now as they realized what was about to happen: oh God - were those things going to catch fire!? But then suddenly one of them missed its mark and fell behind the orange-clad juggler's back! His whole body stiffened automatically as everyone held their breaths; somehow though he managed to keep everything else balanced perfectly while catching that torch before it hit the ground! The crowd burst into applause immediately as people clapped madly; this time Stefan joined them loudly while still staring incredulously at what had just happened! No one should have been able to do that! This guy must have superhuman strength or something! Maybe even telekinesis! But even then... how?!

Guiomar leaned over towards Stefan with tears in her eyes and whispered into his ear: "how did you find these guys?"