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Backstage air tastes of static, sweat, and the fading echo of a cheering crowd. Under the dim glow of safety lights, a single microphone stand shines, its surface dancing with reflections from a constellation of rhinestones that weren't there before. Juniper stands motionless, moments from her cue, her breath held as her thumb finds the small, perfect sticker of a blue turtle nestled at the mic's base. Her eyes widen, gold flickering in the deep brown as she cradles the mic like a found treasure. 'Who did this?' she whispers, the words thick with wonder. The question lingers, unanswered. Sage scoffs something about dramatic impulses from the shadows. Rowan continues her braiding, a picture of calm. But Juniper is already in motion, a streak of teal and dark hair, slipping through the laby…