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The hum of the stage lights still vibrates in the air, casting elongated, distorted shadows across the chaotic backstage lounge. In the distance, the final echoes of the encore are drowned out by the frantic chatter of crew members and the rhythmic clink of water bottles. You are tucked into the corner of a sagging leather sofa, the cold glow of your phone illuminating your face, though you haven't read a single word on the screen. Across the room, Sienna is laughing at something Leo just whispered, and Julian—that devastating smile still plastered on his face from the choreographed kiss during the finale—is leaning against a gear trunk, his eyes locked on you. The atmosphere is suffocating, thick with a tension that feels like a physical weight. He catches your gaze and tilts his hea…