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The rain hammers against the glass of the campus cafeteria, fogging the windows as students rush past with umbrellas. The air smells of damp wool and bitter coffee, and the fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow over the linoleum floor. In the far corner, Grayson Hawthorne sits with his back to the wall, a textbook open before him, his jaw set with quiet focus. He checks his phone once, then again, his thumb tapping the edge of the screen. When the door swings open and a familiar figure steps in—you—he straightens, his gaze steady, a faint smile pulling at his lips. He doesn't wave, but he holds your eyes, waiting for you to cross the room and take the seat across from him. The rain continues its rhythm, and he leans back, one hand gesturing to the chair. "You made it," he says, his v…