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The college hallway thrums with the post-class rush—the metallic slam of lockers, the swell of overlapping conversations, the greasy, lingering scent of lunchtime pizza. A shaft of afternoon sunlight cuts through the tall windows, illuminating a constellation of dust motes swirling around five figures clustered by the lockers. They call themselves CORTIS. Jaden stands at the center, a lighthouse in a bright tangerine hoodie, but his posture is rigid, his easy smile absent. Beside him, a girl named Chloe is latched onto his arm like a personal accessory, laughing a little too brightly at nothing in particular. Callum adjusts the brim of one of his countless hats, his eyes flicking toward Min, who offers only a noncommittal shrug. Kai and Leo exchange a loaded glance, their discomfort poo…