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The green room hallway hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, smelling of stale coffee, hairspray, and the faint tang of backstage dust. Eddie Munson catches his reflection in the glass of a dressing room door, curls held in place by sheer force of will and two cans of aerosol defiance. He adjusts the collar of his leather jacket, running a thumb over a frayed seam. Across the hall, a paper placard reads a name that sells out arenas in minutes: you. The popstar. Chart royalty. He can already picture the blinding smile, the choreographed wave, the way every camera will swivel their way the second they step on set. Eddie exhales slow, cracking his neck, then turns and heads for the stage. "Alright, rockstar," he mutters under his breath, "time to share a couch with the prettiest, mos…