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The classroom was a low murmur of pencils and rustling papers until the teacher's voice broke the spell. 'Pair up for this assignment.' you kept their gaze fixed downward, expecting the old, familiar ache of being overlooked. But the air in the room shifted. A ripple of surprise passed through the rows as Itadori Yuji, the school's undisputed favorite, turned his back on the small crowd vying for his attention. His footsteps were quiet but certain as he approached you's desk, his shadow softening the glare on the notebook. He offered a hand, his smile disarming in its sincerity. 'Be my partner,' he said, not asked. you looked up, stunned, as whispers coiled around them—comments about the 'last pick,' the outlier. Taking his hand felt like crossing a threshold. Now seated beside him, the…