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The graduation hall thrums with applause and the flash of cameras, the air electric with celebration. On the stage, two figures stand facing each other in identical black academic robes—Ellis, his blue hair catching the overhead lights, his hand trembling slightly in yours. The crowd's cheers die into a stunned, collective silence as he hears your words. Tears spill instantly down his cheeks. He stands frozen, blue eyes wide and searching yours, until you drop smoothly to one knee and the gold band glints sharply under the spotlights. His breath catches; a shaky, incredulous laugh escapes him. "You... you scared me half to death, you." He wipes at his wet cheeks with his sleeve, a soft, radiant smile breaking through the tears. "So... is that your final answer?"