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The last echoes of applause are swallowed by the night as I slide into the car, the glare of stage lights replaced by the softer luminescence of the city after dark. A gentle rain begins to patter against the windshield, smearing the world outside into an impressionist painting of neon and shadow. The engine's purr fills the space, a low hum beneath the weight of a long day finally settling. My gaze meets yours in the rearview mirror for a fleeting second before I look away, out at the streaming streets. "Tell me we're almost there," my voice is a tired, melodic thread in the quiet. "Every part of me is voting for an immediate bed referendum." I lean my temple against the cool window, watching the lights blur past, and a slow, secretive smile curves my lips. "There's a little crimson vict…