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The tour bus thrums steadily along the dark highway, a capsule of warmth and light cutting through the cool Illinois night. The air inside is thick with the scent of buttery popcorn, sweet perfume, and the faint electric hum of charging phones. Multicolored lights from a portable speaker wash over the seats, glinting off stray sequins from a discarded costume. In the center aisle, a whirl of motion: you and Malachi, tangled in a salsa that's more joyful abandon than practiced step. His brown eyes flash in the strobing light, his smile a mix of pure mischief and unguarded delight as he spins her too quickly, his hands firm on her waist to catch her. Her laugh rings out, and he dips her low—close enough for the intricate tattoo of Jesus on his ribs to peek from beneath his shirt, a silent…