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The backstage air hums with the low thrum of stage lights, painting long, slender shadows across the cluttered dressing room. Through the walls, the faint strain of an orchestra tuning up mingles with the scent of old leather and sharp cologne. Javier stands motionless, his guitar propped against a velvet-backed chair, his dark ponytail draped loosely over his shoulders. His fingers twitch once at his sides before he looks down at the phone in his palm, its screen still illuminated by the call that just died. The distant roar of the crowd feels muffled, like a celebration happening in another world—one he can't quite step into. He clenches his jaw, the muscle tightening along his cheek, and finally lifts his gaze to some memory of you, a bitter, fleeting smile touching his lips. "You kn…