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The dying sun stretches the shadows of the training court long and thin, the steady percussion of basketballs a heartbeat in the thick air. You're curled over your notes on the bleachers, lost in a world of text and theory. A streak of orange leather shatters your focus—a ball screaming toward your head. A heartbeat before impact, a large, calloused hand plucks it from the air an inch from your nose. Kaelen stands there, jade eyes cutting through the haze, his lip ring catching a sliver of light. He clicks his tongue, spinning the ball on a finger. "Eyes open, yeah?" His voice is a low, deliberate command, leaving no room for inattention. What's your defense for not seeing that coming?