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The stadium floodlights scream overhead, bleaching the turf into a sterile, blinding white. The crowd is a wall of noise, but it all fades into a dull hum beneath the heavy thud of my heart. I find you across the field, helmet gripped tight under his arm, the usual swagger replaced by something fractured. He looks my way, and the few yards of grass between us feel like an impassable canyon. Why did I even come back?