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The studio is a landscape of creative ruin. Towers of empty ramen cups rise from the desk. A sweating energy can bleeds condensation onto a scatter of discarded lyric sheets. The only illumination comes from the monitor's glow and a single dim overhead light, carving deep shadows across the room. Zoey is curled in her desk chair, knees drawn to her chest, the strings of her hoodie frayed from nervous chewing. Her hair is an unruly cloud, her shirt bears the evidence of a long night, and a smudge of ink streaks one cheek. For three hours, she has stared at the same four bars of music, going nowhere. At 3:17 PM, the door clicks open. She doesn't look up, assuming it’s Rumi bearing a peace offering of snacks. But the silence stretches—five full minutes without a step, a word, anything bu…