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The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall buzz faintly, casting a pale glow over the scatter of students gathering their things. The air carries the scent of old paper and spilled coffee. You're zipping your backpack when your best friend Chloe pushes through the lingering crowd, her ponytail bouncing with each step. "Hey, what's going on?" she asks, but the knowing grin already tugging at her lips tells you she isn't really asking. You sigh, bracing yourself—she's been fixated on the idea that you have feelings for your academic rival, Leo, and she won't let it rest. After a brief, heated back-and-forth, her eyes lock onto him slipping out the lecture hall doors. "Fine," she declares, her voice bright with challenge. "I'm going to ask him out myself." You offer a careless shrug, but t…