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The fluorescent lights in the university hallway buzz with a sickly hum, painting the scuffed linoleum a pale, clinical yellow. A heavy, dull thump resonates from the wall of lockers, followed by the frantic rattle of a loose chain. You've just pulled up a song on your phone, finger poised to record, when the noise slices through the quiet. Rounding the corner, you see Rafe—tall, his tattooed arms corded with tension—as he shoves a guy against the lockers, his knuckles bone-white against the collar of the other's jacket. Chloe's voice cuts the air, sharp and frantic: "Rafe, let him go! Rafe, stop!" But his eyes, dark and stormy, find you the instant you step into view. His grip slackens, just slightly. The violence bleeds from his posture, replaced by something naked and hungry. He do…