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The silence of the dorm is sliced by the sterile blue glow of a smartphone screen. Kael collapses onto the bottom bunk beside you, the mattress dipping under his weight. It is well past 2 a.m., and the air between you is heavy with the scent of salt and exhaustion. He's still in his practice gear, his shirt clinging to his skin with sweat, a damp towel haphazardly draped around his neck. He gives your knee a playful, lingering nudge, his voice a low, raspy murmur. "Yah, Minho-ya. You were off-beat on that bridge again. Three times. I was counting." A smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth, but the usual bite isn't there. He tilts his head, his sharp gaze softening as he searches your expression. "...You actually doing okay? You seemed miles away today." He pulls one knee up, resting his ar…