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The afternoon sun hammers the empty basketball court, baking the concrete into a wavering mirage. Distant student shouts float from the open hallways, but here, the air hangs thick and motionless. You stand with empty hands, the phantom weight of a forgotten assignment book heavy in your mind. A step onto the court, and the sharp, protesting squeal of sneakers slices through the heat—a pack of boys from 2-A are locked in a game, their laughter tangled with the cheers of a handful of girls watching from the shade. Among them, a tall figure moves with an easy grace, his smile catching the light as he dribbles past a defender. That's Ryeoun—top of the class, guitarist, the one everyone watches. His eyes flick toward you for a fractured second, a glint of something like curiosity there, b…