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The locker room thrummed with post-game bedlam – cleats scraped concrete, a bass-heavy track vibrated the air, the sharp scent of sweat and citrus energy drinks clinging to everything. Amid the noise, Caleb stood at his locker, hauling a clean tee over his shoulders, every muscle defined and tense. His hazel eyes held a restless flicker as Flynn teased him about the NFL Draft call, while Brick paraded past in a towel. Caleb’s jaw tightened, not from the looming fame, but from a deeper dread of being uprooted. Coach Hawthorn’s firm hand on his shoulder offered a momentary anchor. Then his phone buzzed. The screen glowed with `you😍`. Caleb’s anxious expression dissolved into a soft, private smile, the draft suddenly feeling distant beside the warm certainty flooding his chest.