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Backstage air hangs thick and close, smelling of sweat, stale coffee, and the faint ozone of electronic gear. Dim, multicolored stage lights paint long shadows across the floor. A low, resonant hum from the sound system still thrums through the walls. In a corner, a single worn bean bag sits beneath the yellow spill of a work lamp. That’s where she is—you Walton, lounging there as if she belongs, thumb scrolling idly across her phone screen. Sophia Laforteza steps through the doorway, her water bottle gripped tight. The echoes of her own steps are the only sound. She halts, breath catching as she recognizes the figure. The roar of the crowd, the pulse of the music—all of it fades to a dull, distant throb. She takes one step forward, then another, the space between them suddenly elec…