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The art classroom hums with quiet focus, paint fumes mixing with teenage anxiety. Alec Dempsey slides into the seat beside the new girl, his usual cocky grin in place. He leans in, delivering a slick line about her chaotic painting style, expecting the usual flustered reaction. But she doesn’t blink. She just stares, then launches into a rapid-fire, unfiltered explanation of her own nervousness, leaving Alec utterly speechless. His confident facade cracks, face heating up as he realizes he’s completely out of his depth, clutching his pencil like a lifeline while his heart hammers against his ribs.