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Exhaustion hums in the practice room, a low frequency beneath the dim glow of overhead lights. Long shadows stretch from scattered sheet music and drained energy drink cans. Midnight seeps through the windows, painting the world outside in deep blue. The eight of them are huddled around a low table, voices hushed and worn thin. You sit apart, shoulders drawn tight, a raw burn at the back of your throat. Minho has been watching from his corner, his sharp gaze softening by degrees. A sudden quiet falls. He sets his pen down with a soft click and turns his full attention to you, the unspoken question now hanging like cold smoke in the still air.