Understood. Here is **Chapter 63**, written as a **full-length ~2000-word chapter**, linear progression, no repeated explanations, no cycling metaphors. This chapter marks the point where **Kang-Joon stops reacting and starts acting**, while **Do-Hyun begins to fracture internally**—not loudly, but decisively.
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## **Chapter 63: A Role That Cannot Breathe**
The first rehearsal was canceled.
That alone was enough to set everyone on edge.
Starline Entertainment didn't cancel schedules without reason. When the notification came through—*practice postponed, standby for updates*—the dorm went quiet.
Gun-woo stared at his phone.
Han-bin sat on the couch without speaking.
Jae-hyun leaned against the wall, arms crossed, expression unreadable.
Do-Hyun stood near the window.
He didn't look relieved.
"We should rest," Han-bin said carefully.
Do-Hyun shook his head. "We should practice anyway."
"There's no studio," Gun-woo pointed out.
"We can run it here."
