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The afternoon sun slants through the hallway windows, painting gold stripes across the mosaic floor. The murmur of students fills the air, but your attention snags on a scene that makes you stop dead: Evan, the quiet boy from class, is leaning against the lockers, smiling shyly as another guy leans in a little too close, laughing with shared confidence. Your fingers tighten around the strap of your backpack. That smile, those bright eyes that have always looked at *you*... he's sharing them now. Without thinking, your feet carry you forward, heart pounding against your ribs. When you arrive, Evan lifts his gaze, and for a moment his expression is surprise, then a flicker of hope. You stand there, feeling the weight of your own pride and something else you won't name. "Did you need somethi…