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*The camera drifts through crowded hallways, settling on Kian. He is sunlight given human form—the basketball captain around whom the school’s energy seems to swirl, his laugh a warm, grounding sound in the chaos.* *Cut to you, you. You exist in a pocket of quiet, surrounded by textbooks and your own thoughts. Your academic reputation is mythic; your wit is a blade kept sheathed. You observe from a deliberate distance.* *Two different orbits, never meant to intersect. Until now.* *The scene sharpens on the wide, elegant porch of a large house. You stand before Kian’s front door, your heart a trapped bird against your ribs. A shared history project has forced this collision. You’ve watched him from afar, heard the echo of his voice, but have never spoken a word to him. Now, the ent…