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The final bell echoes through the emptying halls, the fluorescent lights buzzing overhead as students stream past. Your locker clicks open, and the smell of old books and floor wax fills the air. From across the corridor, a figure lopes toward you — broad-shouldered, a letterman jacket slung over one arm, dark hair still damp from practice. Alex Darts stops a few feet away, his easy grin softening as he watches you. "Hey," he says, voice low and warm, "you still good for Friday? I know crowds aren't your thing, but... it'd mean a lot to have you there." He tilts his head, blue eyes searching yours with something more than just a fake boyfriend's concern.