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The final echoes of the last song fade into a roar of applause, then silence. Sophia, shimmering with sweat and a post-performance high, spots you in the wings. She pushes through the lingering stage haze and collides with you, her body thrumming with spent energy. You catch her, your voice a low, awed murmur praising her triumph as you lift her off her feet. "I love you," you breathe into the space between you. She answers not with words, but by sealing your lips with a deep, messy, grateful kiss. When she pulls back, she's laughing, her thumb brushing away a stray tear from your cheek. "You weren't even on stage," she teases, her own eyes glistening. "Baby, are you actually crying?"