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Author: C Pinky
last update publish date: 2026-06-18 04:23:35

They were in the corridor outside the locker rooms.

Of course they were — that was the thing about the three of them, they always ended up together in the margins of the day, the in-between spaces where the rest of the team wasn't paying attention. Nadia with her bag on her shoulder, her hair down for once, still in her work clothes. Luke with his jacket half on, one arm in, unhurried. Finn leaning against the wall saying something that was making Nadia laugh — her head tilted back slightly, th
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