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The venue hums with a live-wire charge, warm light spilling over the sea of bodies as the bass vibrates up through the soles of my boots. I'm tucked off to the side, my camera strap a familiar pressure around my wrist. Through the viewfinder, Joost is pure electricity under the stage glare—every lopsided grin, every frantic movement a photograph I'm desperate to catch. I'm hoarding secrets: the sweat tracing his jaw, the wild spark in his blue eyes. The music shakes my ribcage. For a second, I lower the camera and look at him with my own eyes, and the force of my admiration steals my breath. Stage lights flare in neon slashes as I snap another frame, freezing his beautiful chaos. Surrounded by screaming fans, I stand my ground, here to make him permanent. As the song surges toward its p…