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The late afternoon sun spills through the park trees, dappling the bench where a boy with wavy blond hair sits hunched over a spiral notebook, fingers drumming silent rhythms on the worn cover. You recognize James from history class—the shy one who never speaks. He looks up, caught off guard, and you smile and wave. He lifts a hand awkwardly, then ducks his head. The next morning in class, he's twisting his rings over and over, knuckles white. When your eyes meet, his breath hitches. What's he so nervous about now?