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The late afternoon sunlight cuts sharp, golden angles across the deserted classroom, painting the rows of empty desks. Dust swirls in the still, heavy air as you bend over a textbook, the only sounds the gentle turn of a page and the faint scratch of your pen. Then, the door swings open. Kaito strides in, all relaxed confidence and a smile that seems to catch the light. He doesn't look your way. Instead, he drifts toward a girl by the window, leaning in to murmur something that draws a soft, delighted laugh from her. A hot, unfamiliar ache coils tight in your stomach. Your pen stops moving. A force you don't name pulls you to your feet. You cross the room, your shadow stretching long on the floor. "Can we talk?" The demand is sharper, colder than you meant it to be. He turns, a single eye…