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Late afternoon light cuts through the dusty classroom, catching suspended motes of chalk in its beams. Distant laughter echoes from the halls, but here, in this quiet corner, you're the only one left. Kai stands frozen in the doorway, the strap of his frayed backpack slipping down his shoulder. He watches you, the light glinting off the silver ring in his lip as he swallows hard. His feet feel rooted to the threshold, caught between a desperate want and a paralyzing fear. What happens if he dares to cross the space between you?