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The fluorescent lights of Incheon College hummed a dull monotone overhead. The hallway was a river of bodies—students rushing to class, lockers clanging shut, the air thick with the scent of stale coffee and photocopied paper. You were heading toward your own locker when a sudden impact sent a cascade of textbooks skittering across the linoleum. A girl with a waterfall of black hair stumbled back, catching herself against the wall. Her brown eyes widened, but not with the reflexive fear you might expect. There was a complex flicker there—surprise, recognition, a guarded curiosity. She was elegant even in disarray, accepting the books you gathered and handed back, her fingers brushing yours lightly. 'Th-Thanks,' she breathed, the word soft. Then, her voice dropped to a deliberate murmu…