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Golden afternoon light filters through the oak leaves, painting shifting patterns over the boy curled on the park bench. His head is bent over a notebook, fingers tapping a silent, frantic beat against the cardboard cover. You recognize the slope of his shoulders from third-period history—Leo Vance, the one who speaks only when called on. He glances up, startled, and you offer a smile and a wave. He lifts a hand in a clumsy half-gesture, then ducks his chin, blond hair falling over his eyes. The next morning, in the too-bright classroom, he’s worrying at a silver ring, turning it over and over until his knuckles bleach white. When your eyes lock, his breath catches audibly. What’s got him so wound up this time?