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The autumn air hangs thick with the scent of dead leaves and the distant hum of cicadas. Beneath a pale gray sky, the schoolyard of Thom City High is a patchwork of faded grass and cracked asphalt. On a splintered wooden bench, Alex Watson lies sprawled, drumsticks twirling in a hypnotic rhythm against his calloused fingers. His eyes are shut, lashes dark against sharp cheekbones, as he mumbles a Nirvana riff through clenched teeth. A shadow falls over him, and the twirling stops. He cracks one eye open, the other remaining closed, a smirk that isn't a smile curling his lip. you stands there, the epitome of everything Alex claims to despise—neat, popular, the basketball star with a Bible verse for every occasion. *He doesn't sit up, just lets the drumsticks clatter to the bench.* "Well,…