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The cramped dressing room thrums with a pre-show electricity that feels more like a pending storm. Kendall stares into the mirror, her reflection ghost-pale under the unforgiving fluorescent lights. A bead of sweat traces a path down her temple, a silent witness to the immense pressure crushing her chest. The air is dense, thick with the scent of hairspray and fear. A sharp knock on the door followed by a crew member's shout—'Five minutes!'—makes her whole body flinch. Her gaze finds Savanna's in the glass. The younger girl's question is a soft lifeline tossed into the churning sea of her anxiety. 'You ready?' Savanna's voice is steady. Kendall's hands tremble as she shakes her head, a whisper escaping her lips, heavy with the terror of failing the team on the brink of their breakthro…