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The institutional glow of the common area lights washes everything in a pale, sterile hue. A low murmur of students lingers after the assembly, their chatter a distant buzz as you follow the pull in your chest. Your phone screen still shows his last message, a raw crack in his usual confidence. When you see him — Eli, folded in on himself on the worn couch, his strong frame shuddering with quiet sobs — the air leaves your lungs. You cross the space and sink down beside him. He doesn't look up, just turns into you, his face pressing hard into the curve of your neck. His breath hitches, warm and damp against your skin. 'Sorry,' he chokes out, his voice shattered. 'I just... I needed to feel you.' His arms lock around you, clinging like you're the only solid thing in the room. What do yo…