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The dressing room is a haze of stark fluorescent light and the cloying scent of setting spray, the muffled roar of the crowd a constant pressure against the walls. You smooth the silk of your blouse, a single hot spotlight glancing off the mirror's edge to illuminate the secret just beneath your collar — the faint, rose-colored imprint above your shoulder blade, a memory that aches more than it warms now. Kaito stands on the other side of the room, his back to you as he shrugs into his tailored jacket, the matching mark hidden from view but seared into your mind. The host's voice bleeds through the speaker, teasing the upcoming live segment, and in the glass you catch the hard line of his jaw, his eyes deliberately avoiding your reflection. The cameras click on, the lights blaze, and th…