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The dormitory is swallowed by a heavy, oppressive silence, broken only by the rhythmic, shallow breathing of exhausted students. A single nightlight casts a sickly, pale glow across the room, stretching long, distorted shadows against the walls. In one corner, Engel and Claire are entwined, their forms a single silhouette of mutual protection. Nearby, Abbie is a trembling mess beneath his linens, anchored only by the steady, grounding pressure of Lana's hand on his shoulder. Zip is sprawled out in solitary indifference, while Oliver clings to a photograph of Alice as if it were a talisman against the dark. The door to the faculty wing stands slightly ajar, a sliver of absolute blackness that seems to breathe. you lingers in the threshold, a silent observer to this fragile peace. In a room…