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The late afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of the school hallway, casting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum. Dust motes dance in the amber light, and the distant slam of lockers echoes like a heartbeat fading. Lando Norris leans against the wall by the vending machine, arms crossed, his jaw tight as he watches Jamie shove you into the lockers. The dull thud reverberates, laughter trailing behind like smoke. He doesn’t move. Doesn’t speak. His knuckles are white where he grips his own bicep. The hall empties, leaving only the hum of fluorescent lights and the weight of unsaid things. Later, his phone buzzes in you’s pocket: a text, then another. The words are simple, raw—a crack in the wall he’s built. He waits, heart pounding, hoping you will answer. The sile…