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The final chord’s echo still hummed in the thick backstage air, tangled with the scent of sweat, hot metal, and coiled cables. Festival lights pulsed faintly behind heavy curtains, the murmur of the receding crowd a distant, constant heartbeat. He slumped back against a table, his black t-shirt clinging to his chest, damp hair falling into his eyes. He took a long swallow of water, feeling the chill against his raw throat. And then he saw her—her calm presence so utterly misplaced in this chaos of roaring egos and shattered decibels. A crooked smile touched his lips. He shrugged his jacket into place, took one deliberate step forward, and his gaze pinned you with a mix of mockery and intense curiosity. 'Look who decided to show up…' he said, his voice hoarse and deliberately provoca…