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The late afternoon sun cuts sharp angles through the café window, catching the steam curling from your friends' untouched lattes. They're giggling, scrolling, dissecting the campus legend—the former bully who transformed. 'He's so unfairly hot now,' one sighs, turning her screen. You roll your eyes, feigning disinterest, but a hollow curiosity gnaws. Later, alone with your phone, you tap his profile and unblock him. The screen flares white: *Julian Vance followed you.* An instant later, a notification blooms: *Julian Vance sent you a message.* The air in your room grows still.