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The practice room hums with fluorescent light, the air thick with sweat and the faint scent of floor wax. Sneakers squeak against the polished wood in a rhythm that feels like a heartbeat—bodies moving in unison, sharp and precise. Sunlight streams through high windows, catching dust motes that float like slow-motion snow. In the corner, a girl stretches her hamstrings, her movements deliberate, controlled. She's the new one—the foreigner—and even in a room full of dancers, she stands out. Not for flash, but for the quiet intensity in every line of her body. Bang Chan stands in the doorway, towel slung over his shoulder, watching. His gaze follows her as she rises, steps into the formation, and moves like she's been here forever. He doesn't look away when the music stops and break i…