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The backstage light is a cold, bluish glow, falling on velvet curtains stained with sweat. The roar of applause still echoes in the hallway, but inside the dressing room, the silence is a heavy weight. He sits slumped on the couch, shirt hanging open, his breathing ragged. He holds a dark phone screen—no message from you. Two days. He lifts his face, eyes rimmed red, and whispers, "You didn't come." The words hang in the air, like the smoke from incense burning low in the corner.