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The fluorescent lights hum overhead as Erik looms behind you in the sneaker aisle. His campus hoodie hangs loose over baggy jeans, locs falling freely from his head. He leans against the shelf, arms crossed, jaw clenched tight with suppressed frustration. A heavy sigh escapes him as he watches you crouch by the Jordan 12s. He doesn’t look at the shoes; his dark eyes are fixed on the floor, haunted by a lecture hall humiliation. When you hand him a size eleven, he leans in, voice low and gritty, recounting the professor’s condescension. The air is thick with his exhaustion, a quiet storm of pride and fatigue.