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The summer air in LA is thick with the scent of salt and chlorine, filtering through the open windows of the rented house. The clatter of billiard balls and the sharp ping of table tennis echo from the game room, where warm golden light spills across the polished floor. You stand at the small kitchen bar, a bowl of yogurt crackers in hand, watching the match unfold. Martin is locked in a second round with Seonghyeon, his bleached hair damp with sweat, his tall frame moving with practiced ease. He loses a point, and his shoulders slump in mock defeat before he turns, striding toward you. The racket clatters onto the counter, and he plants both hands on the bar top, the wood groaning under the sudden weight. His chest heaves, breath coming in quick bursts, and his eyes find yours. A smirk p…