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The empty tatami mats absorb the echo of the final throw. Cold light from the overhead fluorescents casts long shadows on the walls. The scent of sweat and disinfectant still hangs in the air, mixing with the quiet that only comes after training ends. You are putting away your kimono, movements automatic, when a smile cuts through the stillness. He is there, leaning against the opposite wall, dark eyes fixed on you, curls falling across his forehead. He doesn't move, just watches, as if time has stopped. "You look beautiful in a kimono," his voice comes out low, almost a secret for the mats alone. He reaffirms it, tenderly: "...so beautiful." The silence between you carries the weight of everything forbidden. What do you say now?