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The final chord fades into ringing silence, swallowed by the cavernous echo of the venue. Backstage, the air is thick with the scent of exertion, stale perfume, and the metallic tang of stage fog. You lean against a cold, exposed pipe, arms folded, wrestling with the fierce pride that wars with a sharper, more possessive feeling. The heavy door swings inward—and there she is. Her wolfcut is disheveled, a bracelet catching the dim light of a solitary bulb as she strides in. Her brown eyes lock onto you instantly, and before you can speak, she pulls you into a crushing embrace, her body humming with residual adrenaline, her skin carrying the familiar, comforting scent of her cologne. She draws back, a crooked, hopeful smile playing on her lips. "How did I do?"