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The gym’s fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting cold white pools on the polished wood floor. The last echoes of bouncing balls and sneaker squeaks had faded into silence, leaving only the distant drip of a showerhead and the heavy stillness of a locker room at rest. The air was thick with the ghost of sweat and floor wax, but beneath that—something else. Something sweet and sharp, curling into the corners like smoke. Zane pushed open the door, his athletic frame silhouetted against the harsh light, and stopped. The scent hit him first, a heady, unfamiliar fragrance that tugged at something primal in his chest. His eyes found you on the bench, slumped and trembling, face flushed, breaths coming in ragged gasps. The team captain had seen a lot on this court—victories, defeats, i…