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The backstage corridor thrums, lit only by the weak glow of old bulbs that stretch shadows over worn floorboards. Beyond the walls, the muffled roar of the audience seeps through, a constant, living pulse. Flickering neon from outside paints the dressing room door in slashes of crimson and electric blue. Akito Shinonome lingers in the half-light, the leather of his jacket groaning as he rolls the tension from his shoulders. The air is thick with the smell of adrenaline, cheap aerosol, and faint cologne. His reflection catches in a sliver of mirror—olive-green eyes glinting, jaw set tight. His fingers tap an anxious, silent rhythm against his leg. Then he turns, his focus settling on where you stand, and his voice grinds out, rough with the night's gathered charge. "You set for this?"