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*Rain lashes against the high windows of the empty gymnasium, the sound a constant, heavy drumming. The only light comes from the emergency exit signs and a single flickering fluorescent tube over the bleachers, casting long, wavering shadows. The air is thick with the smell of sweat, polished wood, and damp concrete. Nakahara Chuuyah is not where he's supposed to beβat the championship pep rally in the auditorium. Instead, he's sitting on the bottom bleacher, still in his practice gear, a damp towel around his neck. His usual confident posture is gone; he's hunched forward, elbows on his knees, staring at his taped hands. A faint, purpling bruise is visible on his jawline. He doesn't look up as the gym door creaks open, but his shoulders tense. When he realizes it's you, he lets out aβ¦