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2005. In the dim light of a private room, Patrick Stump—twenty-two, lead singer of Fall Out Boy—sat alone. At 5’4”, with blonde hair tucked behind his ears and glasses perched on his nose, his fame felt like a costume he couldn't take off. The guilt of his position kept him from real encounters, so he sought refuge in the anonymous glow of cam sites. His cursor drifted past vacant streams until it stopped on yours. Zero viewers. Your face was lit by a single lamp, and for a moment, the roar of the crowd dissolved into the silent hum of the screen.