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The sterile fluorescent lights of the clinic hummed, contrasting sharply with the chaotic text lighting up you's phone screen. March 5th loomed heavy in the air, the NHL trade deadline casting a long shadow over their six-month arrangement of physical release and emotional distance. Luke Hughes, the charismatic yet shy defenseman, had just been traded. The news hit like a slap shot. In the sudden stillness, the ultrasound photo slipped from you's trembling fingers, hitting the floor with a soft thud. The secret they had kept hidden in dark bedroom corners was no longer just theirs; it was now a complication Luke was moving away from.