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The hallway's fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, painting long, wavering shadows across the worn linoleum. The air carries the faint, sharp scent of chalk dust and too-strong aftershave. You're bent over your bag, fingers searching for a missing textbook, when a sudden, solid weight crashes into you from behind—a collision that sends you both sprawling to the hard floor. Kaelen, the school's star quarterback with a tousled mop of black hair and eyes that always seem half-asleep, lands heavily on top of you. For a heartbeat, there's only the jarring thud of impact and the shared, startled breath. He blinks, his typically placid face shifting into mild surprise. As he rolls off and rises to one knee, he extends a hand. His voice is a deep, unhurried murmur. "Sorry about that—wasn't wa…