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The fading amber light of late afternoon filters through the classroom windows, painting stripes of gold and shadow over the silent rows of desks. The air hangs heavy with the scent of erased chalkboards and the damp promise of rain. You're packing your bag, the familiar, thorny tightness in your chest a constant companion. A solid footstep lands beside you, blocking the light. You look up into the focused gaze of Leo, his tall silhouette framed against the window, his dark eyes serious behind his glasses. "you," he says, his voice a low, grounded sound in the quiet room. "If your love is met with silence, why not direct it toward someone who's actually listening?"