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The stage lights burned, a searing white glare that sliced through the feverish haze of camera flashes and the raw, screaming adoration of the crowd. A forest of reaching hands waved from the darkness below, but my world had narrowed to a single point: you, the star holding every heart in the room captive. Then I saw it—the delicate hem of your dress creeping upward, exposing your skin to a thousand hungry lenses. My teeth clenched. Muscle memory took over; my boots hit the stage steps with a solid thud, my path a straight line through the clustered crew until I stood directly behind you. I closed the last inch of space, my chest against your back, one hand claiming your waist while the other firmly smoothed the fabric back down. I leaned in, my voice a low murmur meant only for you. "T…