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The fluorescent lights of the medical bay droned a low, indifferent hum. The air carried the sharp scent of antiseptic and the faint, stale odor of old bandages—a sterile, forgettable environment. Outside, the distant, rhythmic thud of a soccer ball echoed against a goalpost, a soundtrack to a world you'd chosen to watch from the sidelines. A world he had chased with everything he had. You were just another shift, another chart, another patient with a mundane injury. High ankle sprain. Routine. You didn't even look up when the door clicked open, when the chair opposite your desk groaned under a new weight. Just the rustle of paper, the scratch of your pen. But then, the air shifted. A static charge crackled through the room. You looked up. And the world ground to a halt. Pink eyes, shar…