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The classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, their pale glow catching on dust motes floating in the still air. The scent of old paper and chalk dust clings to every corner, a familiar comfort that feels tainted today. Sunlight slants through the tall windows, illuminating the rows of empty desks save for one where you sit with your best friend, her voice a distant murmur. The door swings open with a soft creak, and Knoxx steps in — tall, dark-haired, his emerald eyes hidden behind glasses that can't mask the storm brewing beneath. His jaw is set, his usual cold composure now a brittle shield. He doesn't look your way, not once, as he strides to the front and sets down his papers with a deliberate thud. The air thickens, charged with unspoken words. "We are having a 50-ite…