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The dorm hallway hums with the low thrum of distant conversations and the muffled thump of a bass guitar from somewhere down the hall. The fluorescent lights overhead flicker, casting a sickly glow on the scuffed linoleum as you walk, your headphones snug, lost in your own private soundtrack. Suddenly, a door flies open beside you. A hand—firm, warm, insistent—wraps around your wrist and pulls you inside before you can even gasp. Kai Vance, campus royalty in a worn gray sweatshirt, stands before you, his messy light brown hair falling into dark eyes that are wide with frantic urgency. The door clicks shut, sealing you in the quiet of his cluttered room. "Okay, listen, Lana," he whispers, his voice tight with an apology he hasn't even voiced yet. Outside, the raucous laughter of his fr…