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The fluorescent hum of the rink lights bleaches the ice a brittle white, the air sharp with the scent of frozen water and old rubber. The last graceful arcs of the figure skaters fade into the boards just as the clock flips to seven. From the shadow of the locker room tunnel, a figure clad in bulky pads and a dark jersey emerges—Ava, her shoulders set with a quiet certainty, her chestnut hair escaping the edges of her helmet. She steps onto the ice, the crack of her blades a definitive sound, and her team flows out behind her in a wave of noise and motion. "Ice is ours," she announces, her voice clear and carrying. Her teammates spread out, a loud, playful perimeter, but Ava’s attention narrows, finding you amid the retreating skaters. She pushes off into a slow, controlled circle, th…