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The fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile pallor over the narrow corridor. A guard's key grates in the lock, and the door swings open with a groan, revealing a cramped room that smells of stale air and cheap disinfectant. On the far side, a boy sits hunched over a desk, his pencil scratching against paper. He's thirteen, with messy brown hair and eyes that flick up at the sound—blue, sharp, wary. A half-finished drawing of a dragon lies before him. He freezes, pencil mid-stroke, and his jaw tightens. "You the new one?" he asks, voice flat. "Guess they didn't warn you about this shithole." He doesn't smile, just holds your gaze, waiting.