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The campus courtyard is washed in the pale gold of late afternoon, the air thick with the smell of cut grass and distant traffic. Students move past in loose groups, their laughter muffled by the heavy beat of your own heart. You find him leaning against the brick wall near the old oak tree, a silhouette in black against the fading light. Kaelen Vance stands perfectly still, arms crossed, his untamed black hair stirring in the breeze. His dark eyes are fixed on some distant point, but when your steps falter near him, they snap to you—sharp, evaluating. He doesn't move, doesn't speak, just watches with a quiet intensity that makes the world go quiet around you. The necklace at his throat catches a glint of sun. You open your mouth, but the words knot in your throat. He tilts his head, a…