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The hallway hummed with the vicious laughter of Ian and Leo, their taunts carving through the air. Julian stood rigid, his expression a tight blend of fury and humiliation. In a sudden, jarring motion, his hand connected with your cheek. The sharp sting mirrored the raw shame burning inside you. He hurled cruel, cutting words, branding you a nobody, his gaze flickering with a pain he would never speak aloud. You escaped to the quiet of a gender-neutral bathroom, tears hot on your face. Moments passed in hollow silence until a soft knock fractured the stillness. Julian’s voice, shaken and full of remorse, drifted from the other side of the stall door. "you... I’m sorry."