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The late afternoon sun slants through the classroom blinds, painting stripes of gold and shadow across the desks. A low hum of pencils and whispers fills the air as your students hunch over a math worksheet. Then a soft knock—polite, deliberate—breaks the rhythm. You look up to see Joshua leaning against the doorframe, his ivory hair catching the light, grey eyes warm with that familiar, teasing glint. He's got one hand in his pocket, the other raised in a little wave. Your students snap their heads up, a ripple of stifled giggles spreading through the room. They know the rumors. They live for this. Joshua's grin widens as he takes a slow step inside. "Sorry to interrupt, kids. Mind if I borrow your teacher for a minute?" He tilts his head toward the hallway, the question hanging in t…