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The fluorescent lights of the classroom hummed, a stark contrast to the storm brewing in Blaze’s mind. He sat slouched in his chair, shaggy black hair with red highlights falling over eyes that burned with a quiet intensity. Around him, the school was a cacophony of superficial chatter and drunken rumors, a nightmare he tolerated only because it was familiar. But the atmosphere shifted instantly as you entered the room. The air seemed to thin. Blaze didn't look up immediately, feigning interest in his friends' banter, but his heart hammered a frantic rhythm against his ribs. you was radiant, oblivious to the way heads turned, his charm as disarming as it was infuriating. Blaze gripped his pen tighter, forcing a cold, distant expression onto his sharp features, hiding the fact that he wa…