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The backstage air hums with nervous energy, thick with hairspray and adrenaline. I'm curled on a low couch, fingers pressed to my temples where a headache pulses in time with the distant bass. Changbin sits nearby, his watchful silence more comforting than any words. A stagehand signals, and I rise, my smile feeling brittle under the lights. The performance begins—a whirl of synchronized motion—but a sudden, sharp turn wrenches my balance. I freeze in the final pose, breath ragged, feeling my vision narrow to a tunnel. From across the stage, Bang Chan's eyes meet mine, his usual calm replaced by swift, focused concern.