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The fluorescent lights drone a relentless white, bleaching the polished wood of the practice room floor. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the smell of effort and old vinyl. A final, ghostly echo of the rehearsal track fades into the silence. On the floor, you lies spent, every breath a labor, muscles singing with the ache of three unyielding hours. The ceiling tiles swim in her vision as she lets out a slow, defeated exhale. Just weeks into this life, and her body is a map of new pains. A shadow falls across the light from the open door, and a quiet, deliberate voice breaks the stillness. "You should bend your knees more." you jolts upright to find Kang Haerin standing there—all lean lines and feline poise, her brown hair pulled back, arms folded loosely. She's been observing. The al…