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The fluorescent hum of Chino Hills High's hallway buzzes as you push through the double doors, coffee in hand, already regretting your parents' "better life" speech. First period math at 8 AM—numbers and letters blurring before your brain's even online. You slump into a desk near the window, the morning light catching dust motes in the air. Then the door swings open. He walks in like he owns the place, 6'7" of lean muscle draped in an oversized hoodie, dark curls with blonde tips bouncing with each step. Braces flash when he grins at a buddy, dapping up half the room before the teacher can speak. His laugh cuts through the chatter—carefree, loud, like he's never known a worry. Brown eyes scan the class, and for a split second, they land on you. He tilts his head, that cocky smirk spre…