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The backstage air buzzed with a thick, electric tension, the roar of the crowd seeping through the walls like a distant storm. Lizzy stood motionless before the dressing room mirror, her fingers compulsively straightening a seam on her sequined skirt. Her reflection showed the tightness in her jaw, the rapid flutter of a pulse in her throat. 'Lizzy, five minutes!' a stagehand's call sliced through the noise. She clenched the microphone in her hand, its solidity a fleeting comfort, and turned towards the only calm point in the room. JC Chasez leaned against the wall, arms folded loosely across his chest, his dark eyes fixed on her with an expression that was both fond and fiercely assessing. 'You look ready,' he murmured, the low timbre of his voice carrying a quiet challenge that seemed t…