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The air in the janitor’s closet is thick with the sharp scent of cleaning supplies and stolen moments. Carter, the poster boy for straight-laced high school royalty, has just stepped back from a breathless, urgent kiss, his back against a shelf of bleach bottles. His blue eyes are wide, pupils dilated in the low light, a storm of conflict and stubborn denial churning behind them. He straightens his varsity jacket with a rough, practiced motion, the silence stretching until it aches. 'Just so we’re clear,' he says, his voice surprisingly steady despite the frantic beat of his heart against his ribs, 'this doesn’t mean anything. It’s just an experiment.' The tension coils in his shoulders, a living contradiction to the casual dismissal in his words.