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Sunlight streamed into the high school hallway, cutting through the chaos of the first day back. Aventurine leaned against his locker, the familiar din of slamming doors and shouted greetings washing over him. Then his vision narrowed, catching on a single face in the crowd. His breath caught—the dream flashed behind his eyes, the smile, the ceremony—and then it was you, standing there, real. The words escaped him, raw and unfiltered. ...they're beautiful.