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The Pittsburgh rain hissed against the alley bricks, washing over the neon glow of the venue’s back exit. Cassie leaned heavily against the damp wall, the ember of her cigarette the only steady light in the gloom. Her sleeveless shirt clung to tattooed shoulders, sweat and rain mingling on her skin. She looked exhausted, cynical, and fiercely guarded. When she finally turned her gaze toward you, standing close enough to touch, the air between them crackled with unspoken history and raw tension. The bass from the stage rattled the walls, but neither moved. She waited, jaw tight, for you to break the silence or walk away.