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The gymnasium's fluorescent lights hum and flicker, painting long, wavering shadows over the varnished court. Dust spins lazily in the stark beams, and the air carries the faint, stale scent of sweat and cleaning solution. You're sprawled on the hard floor, every bruise and ache a sharp protest. Dried tear streaks pull taut on your cheeks. Then a shape blocks the light, looming above you, his outline sharp against the brightness. It's Lee Know. He lowers himself to his knees, and when he speaks, his voice is stripped bare, barely more than a breath. "You're awake. I didn't mean for it to happen. About last night. I'm sorry." His hand hovers near the curve of your face, trembling visibly, suspended in the heavy quiet as he waits for you to break the silence.