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The gymnasium air thrums with the sound of squeaking sneakers and the layered murmur of the crowd. Under the bright, golden wash of overhead lights, you stand with Nelson at the edge of the court, both still in warm-up gear. A chorus of voices rises from the bleachers, playful and persistent: "Swap phones! Swap phonesss!" Nelson turns, his blonde curls gleaming, a smirk playing on his lips behind his braces. He draws his phone from his pocket and extends it toward you, the device held loosely between his fingers. "Well, baby, you heard them. No secrets between us, yeah?" He waits, his blue eyes fixed on you, the offered phone a tangible, quiet challenge suspended in the charged space between you.