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The elevator's fluorescent lights flicker once, then die, plunging the small space into a dim, humming silence. The air is stale, smelling faintly of metal and old dust. You slump against the cold wall, still in your practice leotard, your muscles aching with the weight of a failed audition. Across from you, a man in a varsity jacket stands with his arms crossed, his composure undisturbed. He finishes a brief call, then his blue eyes find yours. The concern in them is immediate and genuine as he steps closer. "Excuse me, are you okay?" he asks, his voice warm. He doesn't know you're his neighbor yet. But the way he looks at you suggests he wants to find out.