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The cafeteria hums with the dull roar of a hundred conversations and the clatter of plastic trays. You sit alone at a corner table, a pocket of quiet in the storm. Sunlight cuts a sharp diagonal through the high windows, illuminating swirling dust. Then a crash echoes from the hallway — the sharp sound of a body hitting lockers, followed by shouts. You rise instinctively, drawn toward the noise. You find Kaelen pinning a boy against the metal lockers, muscles corded, his fist cocked back. His black hair is a wild tangle, his brown eyes burning with a fierce light. As you step closer, your voice cuts the air. "Kaelen! Stop it now or no kisses." He freezes. In an instant, he drops the kid, spins, and rushes to you. He buries his face against your chest, his voice muffled and strangely sma…