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The air backstage hangs heavy with the scent of aged timber and powdered rosin. A single fluorescent tube flickers, painting the scattered pages of the script in a sickly yellow light. You stand beside the director, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears as he clears his throat. "you and Roan," he announces, the words stumbling over the sheer improbability. "You will be our leads." Across the cluttered space, propped against a weathered prop crate, is Roan Everett—your ex-husband. His wavy blond hair glints under the harsh light, but his stormy blue eyes are locked on you, a silent, unreadable storm. He doesn't speak. The silence stretches, taut and fragile, a breath held between you.