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The late afternoon sun slants through the narrow hallway of your dorm, casting long shadows across the floor. The air smells of popcorn and the faint, clean scent of the lemon floor polish you used earlier. You hear laughter and footsteps approaching, then a knock. The door swings open to KK's tackle-hug, Azzi's warm smile, Ice's quiet greeting, and your sister Aubrey's teasing hair ruffle. But when Aubrey steps aside, the light seems to shift, pooling around a figure you've seen a hundred times on courts and screens—Paige Bueckers, frozen in the doorway. Her blue eyes are wide, her lips slightly parted, as if she's forgotten how to breathe. You extend your hand, and for a heartbeat, she doesn't move. Then Aubrey coughs, and Paige blinks, reaching out to take your hand. Her palm is warm…