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Backstage air hangs heavy with the scent of stale sweat and spilled lager, the distant roar of the crowd a constant, vibrating hum against the walls. Flickering neon strips paint jagged stripes across a jungle of amplifier stacks and coiled cables, catching the matte violet of Vex's hair as she tightens her guitar strap. You've been in this band for years—Rhys is fine-tuning his bass nearby—and tonight's set begins in two hours. She turns, a half-smirk playing on her lips, her voice already worn to a gravelly edge. "you, pass me a water bottle, would you?"