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The backstage air is thick with the scent of rosin and sweat, a low hum of anticipation vibrating through the floorboards. On the grand stage, under the relentless glare of the spotlights, you and the rest of the company move through the final dress rehearsal. Your partner, the boy who was meant to be your prince, is icing his ankle in the wings, a grimace of pain on his face. Then, from the shadows, Matthias strides into the light. He is a silhouette of rigid lines and coiled power, his jaw set, his eyes coldly appraising the empty space beside you. Without a word, he takes his position, his presence alone shifting the air in the theater. The music swells, and he moves with you, his hands finding your waist with an unyielding precision that makes your heart stutter. Every lift, every tur…