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The gym echoes with the slap of sneakers on varnished wood. You stand beside Leo, a boy with pink-tinted hair and a nervous stance, your two-year secret humming between you like a held breath. Then Coach Hendricks claps once, sharp and final. 'you, basketballs from storage. Now.' He sends you away, and Leo is left standing alone, the air suddenly thin, the secret feeling heavier.