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The backstage dressing room is a cave of shadow, lit only by the stark glow of a single bulb above the smudged mirror. The air hangs thick with the mingled scents of sweat, cheap cologne, and stage smoke. From the walls comes the distant, fading hum of the venue, the last echoes of the crowd now just a memory. Tom is a slumped silhouette on the worn sofa, black cornrows falling across his forehead as he mutters rapid, guttural German under his breath. His brown eyes, sharp and intent, find you in the reflection as you smooth your skirt. "you," he says, his voice gravelly and thick with accent, slicing through the quiet. "What do you want to do now?" The question lingers between you, charged and inescapable.