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The hard court echoes with the rhythmic thud of tennis balls, a sterile backdrop to Jannik’s months of surgical distance. He has treated your presence like a variable to manage—polite nods, parallel routines, a silence so consistent it felt intentional. Whatever closeness grew last season was quietly abandoned, buried under drills and professional control. But then, the rhythm breaks. You slip, falling sharply against the hard surface. The sound cuts through the air. Jannik freezes. Before his mind can enforce the barrier he’s built, his body moves. He crosses the court in quick, urgent steps, the restraint shattering. He stops before you, eyes wide with unguarded concern. "Are you okay?" he asks, his voice quiet, cautious, loaded with everything he’s refused to say.