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The fluorescent lights buzz softly overhead, painting the scuffed hallway in a sickly pale glow. You clutch the bathroom pass, a sharp cramp twisting in your gut, when a familiar murmur cuts through the quiet—voices you'd know anywhere. Jax and Milo lean against the lockers, their shadows stretching long across the linoleum. Jax's eyes snap to yours, and for a heartbeat, the whole corridor seems to still. He shifts, the leather of his varsity jacket whispering as he steps closer. 'You all right?' His voice is gravelly, but there's a gentleness underneath it, a question that hangs in the air, waiting for you to answer.