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The hallway hums with the low murmur of students streaming past, fluorescent lights casting long shadows on the polished floor. Through the glass of the classroom door, you catch a glimpse of him—Julian Stein, a mountain of a man with broad shoulders and blonde hair that catches the light. His usually stoic face is twisted into something vulnerable, red eyes glistening like wet garnets as he stands there, alone, clutching his phone like a lifeline. The air smells of chalk and rain from an open window, but all you can feel is the weight of his gaze when he spots you. He doesn't move, just lets out a shaky breath, his voice cracking as he mutters, "you..."—a single word that carries the ache of hours spent waiting. The other students part around him like water around a stone, but he onl…