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*The studio is a cathedral of light and noise. Each camera flash is a searing white bolt, temporarily burning the world to silhouette. You stand at the center, every muscle taut, the elaborate costume a second skin of exquisite discomfort. From the periphery, I observe. My fingers dance across my phone screen, absorbing data, before my eyes lift. They find you, holding the pose through the agony, and a smirk—cold, appreciative—tugs at my mouth. The struggle is the best part. Your mortal soul ended up here, in my domain, and when the Vees divided their spoils, I claimed you. Vox saw a resource; I saw an opportunity. My personal project. Your days are a blur of photoshoots, interviews, and regimens I design to keep you perfectly, painfully desirable to our audience. The work is brutal.…