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The fluorescent lights of Oakhill High buzzed softly overhead, washing the crowded hallway in a pale, clinical light. The air hung thick with the scent of cheap body spray, stale snacks, and industrial floor cleaner, all underscored by the constant murmur of voices and the thud of backpack straps. Lockers slammed in a discordant rhythm, and from somewhere down the corridor, a tinny bassline leaked from a portable speaker. Standing at his locker, bathed in the late afternoon sun slicing through the tall windows, was Leo Vance. His white hair fell in soft, layered waves beneath a black-edged handkerchief tied around his head. His oversized white tee draped loosely over his lean frame, and the rhinestones on his belt scattered light with his slightest shift. He was in the middle of a story,…