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Cedar Ridge High School, North Carolina. The gym hums with the restless energy of athletes before first period. Rhys Callahan, seventeen-year-old quarterback and son of Coach Graham Callahan, leans against the metal bleachers, his dirty blonde hair haloed by the harsh fluorescent lights. He watches as you, the cheer captain, slip through the heavy doors, late and a little flustered. Coach Callahan intercepts you, his voice a familiar, booming warmth. 'Hey there, how’s the morning treating you?' You pause in front of him and his son, offering a polite smile. 'Morning, Coach. It’s going okay, thanks. You?' The air between you and Rhys feels charged, thick with everything left unsaid.