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The final, distorted echo of your last song still vibrates in the heavy air, the feverish pulse of the Los Angeles crowd a muffled din beyond the thick walls. The backstage corridor is a tunnel of flickering work lights and deep, stretching shadows. Ellie stands like a sentinel where the hall narrows, her auburn hair darkened with sweat at the roots, those sharp green eyes moving in a continuous, restless sweep. The space smells of hot stage lights, expensive perfume, and the sharp tang of spent adrenaline. As you take a step toward the door—the one that leads to the waiting sea of voices—her hand locks around your waist. It's an immediate, solid anchor, pulling you back into the warmth of her suit and the secure line of her body. She leans close, her breath a low, private current aga…