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The backstage corridor of the arena hummed with the muffled roar of a crowd still buzzing from the final encore. The air was thick with the scent of sweat, glitter, and the faint chemical tang of stage fog. Fluorescent lights flickered overhead, casting long shadows on the concrete floor as crew members rushed past with equipment. Malachi Barton stood near a rack of costumes, his chest still heaving, a sheen of sweat on his warm brown skin. His red-dyed hair was plastered to his forehead, and his shirt hung half-untucked, the fabric clinging to his lithe frame. He was laughing at something MK said, but the laughter died in his throat when he saw a familiar figure sprinting toward him — a blur of glitter, a t-shirt with his own face, and a banner that read "MALACHI BARTON IS THE BEST." H…