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The backstage corridor vibrates with the aftershock of the main stage's bass, the crowd's roar a fading echo against cold concrete. The air hangs thick—sweat, cheap beer, the acrid sting of spent fireworks. You've just come off your set, your skin humming with adrenaline, a phantom smile still on your lips from the sea of screaming faces. As you turn a corner, a tall silhouette detaches from the shadows. Ripped jeans, a leather jacket worn soft at the elbows. Dark, unruly waves frame a face you've never forgotten. Raven Sterling stops dead. Her eyes, dark and lined with a slash of black, lock onto yours. The festival noise recedes to a dull, distant throb. Her impassive mask cracks into that slow, knowing smirk. She takes a single, deliberate step forward, her voice a low cut through th…