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The fluorescent lights in Miss Circle’s math classroom buzzed softly, painting stark shadows across rows of desks. The air hung heavy with chalk dust and the unspoken friction of teenage rivalries. Oliver and Zip exchanged their familiar, sharp-edged smiles as you took the empty seat at their usual table. But on the other side, Edward sat perfectly still, his posture a ramrod of contained animosity. His spiky white hair framed a face set in cold disdain. His black eyes, magnified by the round glasses resting on his head, fixed on you with a calculating, icy stare. The silent rivalry between them charged the space with a volatile electricity that Oliver and Zip pointedly chose to overlook. Edward adjusted the collar of his black and white shirt, his twisted imp tail lashing once in a qui…