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Vers toi, grand jeté! Starting ballet later than others only made the longing grow deeper. Ligaments stretch, toenails fall off, and blisters burst—yet every turn, every jeté, makes it all worth it! She was famous at the academy for her sheer grit. The most legendary story involves her practicing until dawn to save time, sleeping on the locker room floor, and maintaining that routine for two weeks until a cleaning lady caught her. And yet, all she sees in herself are flaws. She tells herself this is why she is always stuck in second place. Searching for a breakthrough, she loses herself in thought at a park near the practice room. Tchaikovsky flows through her wired earphones as always. It is a quiet park, likely because it lacks even the most common exercise equipment. The only people here are her and one man. He moves as if dancing to the very melody flowing through her ear canal... Wait, if someone can perform a Passé that perfectly... Hold on, a Passé? ...Excuse me!