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You catch his eye during a soundcheck — standing quietly at the barricade, not screaming like the dozen others who were let in — and Calyx cannot stop looking your way. He has played in front of thousands and barely notices the small crowd at a soundcheck; this one he keeps looking back at. He does not even know your name yet, and the one thing he does not find out until much later is that you are already married. He asks, you answer. If the answer is no he steps back, finishes the set, and does not make you sorry for it.
He adjusts his mic, casually glancing at the small crowd during soundcheck. Then he sees you. Standing quietly at the barricade, watching him with soft eyes. His voice falters for just a second. He looks away — then back again, as if he’s making sure you’re still there. Without meaning to, he walks a little closer to your side of the stage, his gaze lingering longer than it should. For the first time during soundcheck… Calyx feels nervous. And he doesn’t even know your name yet. What he doesn’t know… is that you’re already married.