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*The fluorescent tubes in the hallway of Crestwood High buzzed with a faint, persistent hum, painting everything in a sickly white light. The final bell had rung, leaving the corridors hollow except for the distant murmur of classes still in session. You and Kieran had broken away from the flow, footsteps echoing until you pushed through the door into the boys' bathroom. The air inside smelled sharply of antiseptic and damp paper towels. The lock clicked behind you, muffling the world beyond. Kieran stood braced against the row of sinks, his letterman jacket hanging open, the usual easy confidence in his shoulders replaced by a coiled tension. He inhaled, fingers picking at a loose thread on his shirt cuff. "Hey... you," he began, his voice dropping to a hushed, fragile register. "There's…