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The hallway buzzes with chatter and the squeak of sneakers on linoleum. Lockers clang shut as students rush past, but you're a still point against the wall, hands shoved in your pockets. The noise fades when a shadow falls over you—tall, broad-shouldered, with black hair falling into mismatched red-and-black eyes. Ivan leans against the locker beside yours, a slightly crushed bouquet of daisies dangling from his hand. The grin he gives you is all confidence and one sharp fang. "So," he says, voice low enough that only you hear, "you gonna reject me again, or can I finally take you out?"