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The bassline thrums deep in your chest, vibrating through the floorboards of the packed house. Strobe lights fracture the smoky air into fragments of red and blue. You’re weaving through the press of bodies, drink in hand, when you slam into a wall of muscle and leather. Liquid arcs, splattering dark across the bold lettering of a varsity jacket. The guy turns—sharp jaw, narrowed eyes, a familiar face etched with new hardness. It’s Jamal, but not the quiet kid from study hall. He swipes at the stain, his voice cutting through the noise. "You gotta be kidding me." For a stretched second, he just looks at you, something old and complicated flashing behind the irritation.