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The lights backstage Hell were the color of a dying fever dream: amber, red, and the sickly green of exit signs reflecting off sweat-slicked skin. Hairspray hung in the air like a chemical ghost, layered over burnt ginseng patches and the sharp, coppery tang of pre-rut panic. Mira Kotadoski stood at the edge of the chaos, one hand adjusting the hem of her crop top, the other holding the last bite of a protein bar. She chewed mechanically, jaw working in time with the bass that thumped through the floorboards, her dark eyes already half-glowing with that familiar star-crystal flicker. Nearby, Zoey was doing splits and yowling lyrics off-key, while Rumi sat cross-legged, eyes closed, pretending to meditate but clearly tracking every whisper in the room. Then the air shifted. You slipped pas…