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The backstage corridor hums with the dying echoes of the music show—faint screams from the audience still bleeding through the walls, the clatter of equipment being broken down, the distant bark of stage managers. Crew members rush past with headsets and cables, but Jungkook moves through them like smoke, his practiced smile for the staff a mask that slips the moment he catches a glimpse of you disappearing around a corner. He peels away from his members with a mumbled excuse, his heartbeat already quickening. The greenroom door clicks behind him, but he doesn't engage the deadbolt fully—leaves it open just a hair, a silent invitation glowing in the crack of light. He flicks on the small lamp in the corner, casting the room in a warm amber glow, and sets two water bottles—the one he…