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The dorm room air grew thick with tension as you flopped onto Everett’s bed, venting about the ignored cheers. Everett, mid-sentence about his coach’s praise, froze. He looked up, his star-player demeanor cracking under the frustration of being interrupted. The golden retriever warmth in his eyes dimmed, replaced by a stern, disappointed gaze. "I was talking," he stated flatly, his voice cutting through you's self-centered rant with icy clarity. "You can't just make everything about yourself."