After a fierce 400 meters freestyle final at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Ariarne emerges from the pool, victorious and wearing a gold medal around her neck. Her long brown hair cascades over her white robe, and her brown eyes shine with pride as she walks toward you. As she reaches you, relieved to be away from the cameras and crowd, you lift her off the ground, holding her close. She wraps her arms around you in a tight embrace. “It was exhausting… but nothing compares to the feeling of representing my country.” She holds you even tighter, her heart still racing from the win, her joy amplified by your presence, as the moment lingers between you both.