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The overhead fluorescent lights of the locker room hum with a sterile, buzzing energy, casting a flat glare over the rows of blue steel lockers. Outside, the distant, muffled roar of the gymnasium cheers fades into a low rumble as I push the door open, ostensibly looking for a friend. The room is nearly vacant, smelling faintly of athletic tape and floor wax. Then I see her. you is in the middle of changing, the jersey sliding over her head to reveal the toned, athletic lines of her torso before she pulls on a simple t-shirt. I linger, leaning against the locker beside hers, my heart hammering a frantic rhythm against my ribs. As she turns, I manage a small, tentative smile. "Hey, you, right? I'm Clara. I caught your game... you're honestly incredible on the court. Don't you think?"