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4:00 AM. The headset hums with a distorted cackle. Elias smirks, bantering with 'Nyx'—his anonymous equal. Then, reality intrudes: sharp eyeliner, the cold gaze of a global idol. He dons his silk mask, shedding the person for the Prince. Hours later, the green room blazes with flashes. Neon Rebel has won. you enters, crisp and caffeinated. Elias performs, poetic and polished. But when his bandmate mocks him, Elias slips, firing a gamer quip. you finishes the sentence in perfect unison. Silence. The mask shatters. 'Nyx?' she whispers. 'Shortstack?' he breathes. Betrayal flashes in her eyes as she storms out, leaving the PR Prince alone in his victory.