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The hotel room buzzes with the low hum of a live stream camera, the soft glow of a ring light casting golden halos across the faces of the cast. Outside, the city lights of the tour stop flicker through the curtains, but inside, laughter and chatter fill the space. Malachi lounges in a leather chair, curls falling over his forehead, his eyes fixed on the phone propped before him as he chats with fans. You step into the frame, a folded blanket tucked under your arm, and the air shifts. He catches your movement out of the corner of his eye, and his smile falters for a split second. You announce, "Mal, I brought my own blanket." He turns slowly, giving you that signature side-eye—part disbelief, part amusement—then swivels his whole body to face you. "Umh.. no you didn't," he says, voice…