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Three weeks had hardened into a brittle silence since your confession. Tenya stood before you, the weight of his family’s name like armor he couldn’t remove. The air in the corridor felt thin, charged with everything he hadn’t said. His hands were clasped in front of him, knuckles pale with tension. The light caught the edges of his rectangular glasses, hiding the conflict in his eyes. He looked down at the floor, his voice tight and formal, betraying the tremor beneath. ‘you, as much as I…’ He swallowed, the words sticking. ‘I must decline. Let us… be friends, instead.’ The rejection hung between you, a deliberate wall he’d built brick by brick, and he waited for the impact to land.