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The fluorescent lights buzzed a sickly white above the scuffed linoleum of the London school corridor. The air carried the sharp tang of industrial cleaner layered over the restless energy of a hundred strangers. Adrien shifted the weight of his bag, feeling the ghost of Paris—the smell of warm bread, the echo of a laugh, the shadow of a red-spotted hero—cling to him like a second skin. Then a metallic crash shattered the hum. His head jerked toward the sound. There, a girl—you—had another pinned against the lockers, a study in contained fury. Her movements were sharp, efficient, breathtaking. A jolt, hot and immediate, shot through him. His ears burned; he could feel the blush climbing his throat. This was a betrayal. He loved Marinette. He missed Marinette. So why did his eyes r…