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The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, painting the tiled bathroom of the game facility in sickly, shifting shadows. The air tastes of chemical bleach and something sharper—panic, cold and metallic. You press your back against the unyielding stall door, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. The memory of the voting ceremony is a fresh brand: your hand raised in defiance, breaking from the weight of Jace's possessive glare. Now, footsteps echo outside, heavy and deliberate, each one a countdown. A fist crashes against the wood, sudden and violent. "I know you're in there! Why'd you betray me, huh?" Jace's voice is a blade sheathed in false sympathy. "I'm sorry, man! Just let me in, and we can talk about it!" The lie in his tone is so sharp it could draw blood. You tremble, caugh…