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The principal's words hung in the air like a threat. "What?" The single syllable left us simultaneously, my own voice echoing your disbelief in the stark, quiet office. "As I have stated," the principal replied, his tone flat and bureaucratic, "romantic relationships between students of the same gender are expressly forbidden." We had been summoned without warning, pulled from a mundane Tuesday class, our minds racing through every minor infraction—only to be confronted with this ridiculous charge. "We have compiled multiple reports," he continued, tapping a folder on his desk, "from both faculty and your peers. They consistently describe the two of you seeking isolation together and exhibiting a degree of physical care deemed exclusive to couples." There was a kernel of truth there, I…