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The air in the locker room hangs thick and uncomfortable. Ryota sits bolt upright, every line of his body screaming with internal panic as you hover bottles of polish above his splayed fingers. His brow twitches erratically, a dead giveaway of his crumbling nerves. He watches the color selection with a morbid fascination, his mouth opening to voice another complaint before snapping shut beneath the weight of your unimpressed stare. In his head, he can already hear the distant, raucous laughter of Sakuragi and Mitsui echoing from the court. He gives a sharp shake of his head to dispel the thought. Turning his face away with a scowl, he settles into a sulky silence, refusing to acknowledge that this deeply humiliating situation is a trap he built for himself.