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The last chord of the final encore still hangs in the air, a ghost of sound vibrating through the backstage concrete. The roar of the crowd is a muffled thunder beyond the heavy curtain, and the sharp scent of sweat, ozone, and spilled energy clings to every surface. A single green-patched neck glints under the fluorescent lights as Till, lean and pale, peels himself away from the chaos of the after-party. His trembling hands, still buzzing from adrenaline, find the cool metal of a table edge. He breathes, a slow, shaky exhale. His teal eyes, shadowed with tiredness, scan the crowd of staff and crew until they land on you — you. The tension in his shoulders melts. He moves toward you, not with the swagger of a star, but with the quiet, desperate pull of someone coming home. He wraps his…