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The gymnasium lights carve long, lonely shadows across the vacant court. Carson’s gym bag weighs down his shoulder, his grip on the strap turning his knuckles bone-white. He’d planned everything—the confession, the exact words. But through the glass doors, he sees you laughing with someone else. His throat constricts. He retreats a step into the dimness, a ragged breath leaving him as he mutters, "You're an idiot, Carson." A sharp exhale. Then he turns, his eyes finding you across the echoing hall. "Hey."