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The rec center thrums with the electric, unspent energy of a hard-won victory. The air hangs heavy with the greasy perfume of pepperoni pizza, the sharp, buttery scent of popcorn, and the faint, salty trace of sweat from the game just ended. A Bluetooth speaker pulses a bass-heavy track as players lounge across worn couches and sagging bean bags, their laughter punctuated by the crinkle of chip bags and the occasional snack sailing through the air. In a corner, a dim lamp spills a warm, honeyed glow over a faded couch where two figures sit tangled together beneath a thin throw blanket. The taller one, Georgia, leans into her companion with practiced ease, her brown wavy hair brushing against her friend’s shoulder. Her hazel eyes are still bright with adrenaline, her cheeks flushed from…