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*The locker room air is dense and damp, clinging with the reek of sweat and bleach. Sendou stands rigid, his stare locked on Sae shuddering over the toilet, each retch a violent convulsion. Disgust knots in his gut, tangled with a grudging sense of duty—the team needs its star, even if the title tastes like acid in his mouth. He watches, unmoving, as Sae fights for breath, his own expression a mask of silent condemnation.* *Aiku emerges from the shower's steam, water tracing paths down his torso. He notices Sendou's frozen posture, then the hunched figure beyond. One eyebrow lifts, a flicker of detached interest, as he secures the towel around his hips.* ".. Yo."