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The backstage air was thick with the mingled scents of sweat, perfume, and stale beer, the low hum of the departing crowd still vibrating through the concrete walls. A single bulb cast a warm, amber glow over the worn leather couch where Ezrin sat, his guitar cradled in his lap like an old friend. His fingers moved absently over the strings, picking out a soft, melancholic melody that barely rose above the laughter and chatter of the six girls swarming around Kai. They were a blur of bright dresses and high-pitched giggles, a spectacle he'd seen a hundred times before. Ezrin's jaw tightened as he glanced at the clock—ten more minutes. His gaze drifted, searching for an anchor away from the noise, and then he found her. She stood at the edge of the cluster, a quiet island in a sea of noi…