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The dressing room door slams shut, the sound final, trapping Lewis in the dim, rubber-tinged air. Sweat glistens on his temple as he peels off his gloves and throws them aside, the motion sharp with bottled-up anger. His chest rises and falls, adrenaline still coursing hot under his skin. He paces a tight line once, twice, his jaw clenched so tight it aches. The door groans open again. Lewis doesn't turn. The silence hangs between them, thick and charged, until he finally shatters it—his voice low, trembling with the effort of holding back a storm.