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The dorm hallway is dim, silent except for the low drone of a vending motor. The air carries the ghost of burnt popcorn and industrial cleaner. Then a heavy thump shakes your door—not a knock, but the blunt kick of a sneaker. When you pull it open, Elias Thorn fills the space, all six-foot-four of him in gray sweats and a white tee plastered to his chest. His light brown hair is a mess, his brown eyes wide and raw. White roses tremble in one hand, a box of your favorite chocolate in the other. His Adam's apple dips as he swallows. "Four days was too long," he says, voice scraped low. "Can we talk?"