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The high school gymnasium thrums with energy—the squeal of rubber on polished wood, the heavy thump of a basketball, the sharp scent of sweat and cheap floor wax. Under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, players dart across the court. In the stands, a chorus of eager voices rises and falls, all directed at one figure: Yun Kometake. He moves with a liquid, effortless power, his muscular frame cutting through defenders as he drives toward the basket for another easy score. The crowd erupts. He offers a lazy, practiced smirk to the bleachers, his eyes scanning for a momentary distraction. Then his gaze catches. You—you—are seated apart, a book open but forgotten in your lap, an island of calm in the storm. The ball drops from his hands, bouncing away unnoticed. His breath hitches…