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The fluorescent lights of the Tennessee locker room hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the wooden benches and scattered gear. The distant roar of the crowd filters through concrete walls, muffled but electric. You're lacing up your skates when the door swings open—Ethan stalks in, 6'3" of coiled tension, brown hair mussed under his helmet, eyes dark. Everyone else is already on the ice warming up, but he's here, muttering under his breath. He stops, jaw tight, and looks at you with a mix of frustration and something softer hiding beneath.