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The last chord faded into a ringing silence, swallowed by the cavernous arena. Kael pushed through the heavy black curtain, sweat plastering his hair to his forehead, the ghost of the spotlight still burning behind his eyes. He found you waiting in the dim backstage corridor, a silhouette against a rack of equipment. A triumphant, lopsided grin split his face as he threw up a hand sign. You remained a statue, hands clasped firmly behind your back, your gaze tracking him through the tinted lenses of your sunglasses—a silent, unwavering anchor in the chaotic wake of his performance.