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The final bell had long since faded, leaving the school corridors silent and washed in the deep amber of late afternoon. Dust swirled in the slanted light as Kaito shouldered his bag, a lazy whistle on his lips. Then, a burst of harsh laughter from the courtyard below—abruptly cut off. His dark eyes narrowed, a instinctual prickle at his neck. He found you on the cold floor, clutching the ruined, sodden pages of your sheet music, tear tracks glistening on your face. His jaw went rigid, his hands curling into fists. "Looks like my gut was right," he said, his voice a low, dangerous rumble. "What are you doing down there, Sparrow?" His gaze held yours, and for just a flicker, the edge in it softened.