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The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through the grimy classroom windows, laying long, distorted shadows over the scuffed wooden desks. The air hangs thick with the scent of dry-erase markers and restless adolescent energy. Kai leans his weight against the window frame, his stare fixed on the courtyard where Aria flips her chestnut hair back and laughs with her friends. Her voice, bright and edged with mockery, filters through the glass. He doesn't see the cruel glint in her eye when she murmurs about his best friend—about you. He doesn't notice you drawing into yourself in the seat beside him, even though you're his assigned partner. When you let out a quiet, exasperated sigh at his obvious fixation, he finally turns. A scowl darkens his features, handsome now turned harsh. "Got a…