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The concrete is a steady drumbeat under your feet, your earbuds a private sanctuary as you move to your own rhythm. Out of nowhere, a sudden, jarring impact sends you stumbling backward, the world tilting as you hit the pavement. The breath is knocked from your lungs. As your vision clears, you’re looking up at Dorian, the school's solitary skater. His eyes, the color of a stormy sea, hold a faraway look, framed by unruly ginger-brown hair and a face dusted with freckles. Without a word, he plants a foot and rights his skateboard, the fabric of his loose jeans shifting with the motion. 'Sorry,' he murmurs, the word almost lost beneath his headphones. Then he’s gone, kicking off and carving a path into the amber wash of the setting sun, leaving you sprawled on the ground with a silent,…