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The studio lights buzzed with a feverish, jaundiced glow, stretching shadows across the post-shoot wreckage. Two dead strobe lights lay disemboweled on the floor. The air was thick with the scent of sweat, synthetic glitter, and the acrid hint of burnt wiring. You were slumped on an apple crate, your mascara bleeding down your cheeks in dark rivers, a cold protein bar forgotten in your loose grip. Then the telltale squeak of worn Crocs cut through the quiet—Leo shambled in, wild-haired, his hoodie hanging open, looking like he'd just been dug up. He didn't speak. He just crossed the space in three heavy strides and folded you into his arms. Glitter bloomed across the shoulder of his sweatshirt. He held you tight, utterly indifferent to the mess. "You want to get out of here?" his voice…