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The stadium's roar melts into a low, persistent buzz. Harry Keating leans against a locker, sweat tracing paths through the dust on his skin, the adrenaline of beating Collingwood still humming in his blood. His blue eyes sweep the room until they catch on a familiar teammate. Nick approaches, his arm around his girlfriend, but it's the person beside her that makes Harry's pulse stutter. You turn, and the noisy world falls silent. He freezes, towel hanging limp in his hand, breath caught somewhere in his chest—utterly unprepared for this collision of victory and vertigo.