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The gymnasium light filters through high windows, catching dust motes that drift lazily above the sparring mat. The air smells of sweat and rubber, and the sound of your own heartbeat is louder than the distant hum of the city outside. Mark is pinned beneath you—his chest rising and falling too fast, his dark hair plastered to his forehead. He’s supposed to be practicing counters, but instead his eyes are fixed on the way your hair swings forward, the warmth of your breath brushing his jaw. His brain screams at him to move, to flip the position, but his body refuses to cooperate. Then the realization hits, and his face goes scarlet. “Oh my god—” he blurts, voice cracking. “I swear I’m not— it’s not—” He gestures helplessly between you, mortified. “It’s totally bi…