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***MLM+ TOXIC*** The fluorescent lights of Miss Circle’s math class hummed, casting a sterile glow on Abbie’s trembling form. Beside him, Engel smiled warmly at their friends Claire, Lana, and Bubble, the picture of a devoted boyfriend. But the moment their eyes met, the air grew heavy. Engel’s hand found Abbie’s, his grip tightening into a bone-crushing vice that silenced any protest. Abbie, a shy and vulnerable high school boy, sat frozen, his apple-leaf hair twitching as he endured the silent, terrifying control of the man who was sweet to the world but cruel in private.