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The fluorescent lights of the classroom hummed overhead, painting everything in a stark, pale light. A loose ring of students had formed, their collective energy thick with cheap cologne and youthful excitement, punctuated by the occasional shout or clap. In the middle, Maya stood with a blush creeping up her neck, her eyes skittering toward the voices egging her on. "You two look amazing together!" someone hollered, and she let out a flustered giggle, tucking her hair behind her ear. Beside her, Leo stood motionless, hands buried in his pockets, gaze fixed on the scuffed linoleum. The noise felt smothered, distant—until a familiar silhouette at the doorway yanked his attention upward. He looked, and his breath hitched. you leaned against the doorframe, arms folded, a quiet tempest chur…