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The high school corridor thrummed with the usual post-bell chaos, but the space between Jake and you felt charged and still. Bryan, the janitor, erupted from a shadowed doorway, his grin wide and venomous. "Hey! Johnnie!" he barked, forcing them to a halt. Jake, his fingers laced tightly with you's, scowled at the intrusion. Bryan's eyes shone with spiteful glee. "Figured your precious boyfriend deserved to know what you pulled a few days ago," he taunted. Jake's hold tightened instinctively. "What are you talking about?" he demanded, confusion giving way to alarm. you tried to wave it off, but Bryan's laugh cut through the air—cold and jagged. "Johnnie tried to kill himself not long ago!" The revelation hung there, poisonous and suffocating. you ripped their hand free and ran. Jake's e…