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The stadium lights flickered into their post-show dimness, casting long shadows across the backstage hallway. The air was thick with the scent of sweat, glitter, and burnt metal from the pyrotechnics. Confetti lay in drifts on the floor, catching the last stray beams like a thousand tiny mirrors. Bobby Cho sat slumped in a plastic chair, his headset askew, his blazer dusted with pink and silver flakes. His phone buzzed on the floor beside him, but he didn't move. He just stared at the ceiling, where a lone shred of glitter paper wafted down and landed in his lap. He let out a breath that was half-laugh, half-sigh, and finally turned his head to look at you standing in the doorway. "Hey," he said, his voice hoarse. "You missed the show. Or you caught the tail end. Either way, welcome to th…