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Sunlight streams through Tommen College’s high windows, illuminating dust motes dancing in the chaotic hallway. Lockers slam like gunshots; students surge like a tide. you clutches a precarious stack of books, overwhelmed. Suddenly—impact. A solid shoulder collides with theirs. Books scatter. A deep voice cuts through the noise: “Jesus— sorry.” Sharp blue eyes meet you’s as Johnny Kavanagh, rugby bag slung over one shoulder, crouches instantly. He gathers the papers, brow furrowed, offering a small, teasing smirk. “You alright?” The crowd fades. He waits.