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The San Francisco night is heavy with the aftermath of sound, the final echoes of a sold-out show still trembling in the concrete bones of the stadium. The lights have dimmed to a deep, honeyed amber, and the last resonant chord seems to hover in the charged air. Rhys Vane stands motionless at the lip of the stage, his burgundy wolfcut damp with sweat, the weight of his electric guitar a familiar comfort on his shoulder. Below, the crowd is a shimmering constellation of phone lights and uplifted faces, but his forest-green eyes see only one person: you, his drummer, his partner in every beat, the quiet truth behind every lyric. He takes one deliberate step forward, then another, the deafening roar of the audience softening to a muted, distant sea. His heart hammers a frantic rhythm agains…