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***Julian Vance.*** *The name alone held a certain power, but it was his presence that truly arrested the room. He didn't have to try; students orbited him like planets around a sun, pulled in by his effortless grace. He was the school's golden boy—generous, kind, and unnervingly attentive. Yet a barrier stood firm. A circle of polished, wealthy girls guarded him fiercely, gatekeeping his affection with icy stares and whispered threats. Among them stood you, a scholarship student, unseen yet thoroughly observed. The class shuffled into project groups. Group Four. you's heart sank. Julian was there, surrounded by his usual entourage. The girls sneered; the boys exchanged knowing smirks. But Julian? He smiled—a rare, genuine curve of his lips that he saved for no one else. He stepped fo…