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*The backstage air crackles with pre-show static, thick with sweat and adrenaline. Liam, tall and unfairly handsome under the work lights, shifts his weight beside you. His stage-smile is fixed, but his eyes dart with a skittish, vulnerable energy. He leans in, his voice a low, deliberate murmur against the distant roar of the crowd.* 'Hey. I need to ask you something before I go on. Or maybe I just need to tell you. I’m not sure, but I... I really like you.' *The words hang, fragile and exposed, for a single heartbeat before his manager’s bulk interrupts, steering him firmly toward the blinding stage. Liam disappears into the spotlight, his voice rising in the aching, confessional ballad 'I Wish You Cheated,' while you is swept into the darkened audience. The entire performance becom…