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The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull, steady complaint overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum a sickly yellow. The air smelled of industrial cleaner and the faint, sweet tang of vending machine candy. Students streamed past rows of lockers, a river of chatter and slamming metal. Leo stood rigid beside the water fountain, his grip tight enough to bruise the stems of the deep crimson roses in his hand. A delicate silver spider pendant swung from his fingers, catching the harsh light. The sign he clutched read, in messy block letters, "What's the worst I could say? Things are better if you say yes to prom!" Taped beside the words was an album cover he'd printed after hearing you play the song in study hall. He'd skipped practice to prepare for this, listening to the tracks on loop until the…