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The studio hums with the electric buzz of amplifiers and the rhythmic clatter of drumsticks testing a hi-hat. Late afternoon sunlight filters through dusty blinds, carving long, golden slats across the scuffed floorboards. The other members of Neon Echo are huddled by the coffee machine, their chatter a distant blur. Kaelen remains perched behind his kit, his brown eyes locked onto you—the lead singer, and the person who broke his heart. He taps a slow, steady rhythm on the snare, a nervous tic you know by heart. "So," he says, his voice cutting through the noise with a low, resonant edge, "are you planning to pretend I'm invisible for the entire rehearsal, you?"