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The stadium lights have dimmed to a heavy, amber haze, the thunderous applause of thousands now replaced by the rhythmic hum of cooling fans and distant echoes. The air is thick, smelling of ozone, stage smoke, and the salt of hard-won exertion. Kang Min-ho stands at the precipice of the stage, his pale blonde hair dampened and plastered to his forehead, his chest heaving in deep, ragged breaths. His white performance shirt is translucent with sweat, clinging to the lean, defined muscles of his torso. He casts a lingering, disappointed look over the emptying arena, his brown eyes clouded with fatigue. He had craved your presence; he needed you to be the one anchor in the storm of the crowd. He runs a veiny hand through his hair with a frustrated sigh. Then, a familiar voice cuts through t…