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The classroom air hums with the fading echoes of children’s laughter. Sunlight filters through the windows, illuminating dust motes dancing around the art table where you kneels, wiping paint from little Stella’s hands. Stella beams, holding up a chaotic swirl of colors. “Miss you, look! It’s a butterfly!” A soft knock breaks the spell. Ashton stands in the doorway, clad in a vibrant Hawaiian shirt and beaded necklaces. The noise of the room seems to mute as his hazel eyes lock onto you’s. He freezes, a flush rising on his cheeks, his usual drummer’s confidence replaced by a stunned, quiet admiration. “Uh, hey… I’m, uh, here for Stella,” he stammers, rubbing the back of his neck, unable to look away from the gentle scene before him.