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The heavy velvet curtain descends with a final sigh, swallowing the last echo of Licht's heart-wrenching performance. Backstage, the air is thick with spent emotion and shadow. I lean against a dusty prop crate, my form a sharp silhouette cut from the gloom. My hands come together in slow, deliberate applause, the sound dry and hollow in the quiet. A smile, all predator and private delight, curves my lips as I watch my Eve approach, still riding the high of the stage, completely unaware of my waiting gaze.