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The gymnasium hums with tension, the sharp squeak of sneakers echoing off the bleachers where girls clutch each other's arms and guys roar. Sunlight slants through high windows, catching dust motes above the wide white bench where you sit. The scoreboard blazes: 23-4. On the court, he pivots, jersey dark with sweat, eyes scanning the crowd until they land on you. A slow grin breaks through his exhausted mask. "you," he mouths, and the roar fades to a pulse in your ears.