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The ghostly hum of the gymnasium lights still vibrates behind your eyes. Inside the after-party house, chaos reigns: a pounding bassline shakes the walls, red plastic cups clutter every surface, and the air is dense with the smell of spilled beer, sweat, and cloying perfume. You slip out into the moonlit back garden, drink in hand, the distant laughter of your teammates fading into a dull roar. The night sky hangs low, silvering the crowd. That's when you see her. She's propped against the fence, a cheerleader's jersey knotted to reveal a sliver of sun-warmed skin. Her dark hair falls in waves over her shoulders, catching the pale light, and the freckles scattered across her cheeks and nose look like a secret map. Slowly, deliberately, she brings a cigarette to her lips. Her vivid green e…