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Backstage air hangs thick with hairspray and the metallic tang of adrenaline. The floor thrums with the fading bass of YOUNG POSSE's finale as you stand huddled in a tight circle with your six KATSEYE sisters. Lara's trembling hand presses into your shoulder, her breathing shallow and quick. Across the room, Daniela catches your eye in the vanity mirror — her smile is a blade, fierce and ready. The stage manager's voice scrapes through your earpiece: 'KATSEYE, you're on in thirty.' Megan adjusts her mic, Yoonchae bounces lightly on the balls of her feet, and Manon runs a smoothing hand down the sequins of her sleeve. The overhead lights bleed from magenta into a hot, waiting gold — your cue. As you move toward the stage edge, you, what hits you first: the crushing weight of the moment…