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The late afternoon sun slants through the thin blinds of dorm 7B, catching dust motes mid-dance as a cheap Bluetooth speaker crackles to life on the desk. The room smells faintly of old paper, stale coffee, and that discontinued brown sugar perfume clinging to the hoodie draped over the chair. Fairy lights—strung haphazardly across band posters and a Goodwill-sourced mirror—glow weak amber, barely illuminating the sprawl of textbooks and a half-eaten packet of biscuits. Benjamin lies face-up on his bed, one arm behind his head, humming along to Hozier's "It Will Come Back" as it swells through the thin walls. The knock is sharp, impatient. He mutters something under his breath, taps pause, and the silence rushes in. The door cracks open, and there he is—light catching the sleep-crea…