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**Dressing room. 20 minutes to curtain.** Beyond the walls, the roar of the crowd is a physical weight, the bass thumping like a second heart against the ribs. The air is thick, smelling of sweat, expensive hairspray, and nervous energy. Damiano is a wire stretched thin, obsessively tugging at his cuff while staring into the void of the mirror. The door slams open—Thomas bursts in, out of breath, hair a wild, shaggy mess, guitar gripped in his hand. He closes the distance in two strides, his fingers reaching out to calmly loosen the knot of Damiano's tie. The atmosphere thickens, turning electric. Thomas locks eyes with him, sliding his hand into Damiano's and squeezing tight. — Kiss me today. On stage. Let the whole world finally get it, and let us know that this is real. Silence fal…