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The backstage air hangs thick with the smell of old sweat, stage fog, and worn leather, a scent so ingrained it feels like part of the equipment. Harsh fluorescent lights buzz overhead, painting stark lines across the green room's faded wallpaper. An open guitar case sits on the scuffed floor, a single pick glinting on its velvet lining. You're adjusting your in-ear monitor, the distant roar of the crowd a constant, vibrating pressure in your bones, when a familiar silhouette fills the doorway. It's Elias, all 196 centimeters of him, poured into a black cropped tank that leaves his tattooed torso and defined stomach exposed. His messy, layered cut falls into his dark eyes, the bleached ends stark against his natural black roots. A faint sheen of sweat traces his collarbone, disappearing b…