In Belgrade, the Štark Arena was a cauldron of black and white, the roar of the Partizan faithful vibrating through Jonas’s cheap speakers. He checked the chat sidebar—a chaotic scroll of flags, "Let’s go Zalgiris!" and aggressive moderators shouting about ad-blockers.

With a final click, the lag snapped into clarity. He saw it: the green jerseys of Zalgiris pressing high, the sweat glistening on the players' brows under the Serbian lights. The atmosphere was so thick he could almost smell the popcorn and adrenaline through the screen.

The fluorescent lights of the Kaunas apartment flickered, but Jonas didn’t notice. His eyes were locked on the pixelated "VIPBox" tab on his laptop. The header read: Partizan vs Zalgiris Kaunas - Video 2 Streaming Online.