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The university hallway thrums with the low murmur of students rushing to class, fluorescent lights painting long, stark shadows across the polished linoleum. Through the glass pane of a classroom door, you spot him—Leo Vance, a mountain of a man with shoulders that block the light and blonde hair that glows under the harsh fixtures. His normally composed face is etched with a raw vulnerability, crimson eyes shining with a glassy sheen as he stands motionless, clutching his phone like it's the only thing tethering him. The air carries the scent of dry-erase markers and dampness from a cracked window, but all you register is the heavy pull of his gaze when it locks onto you. He doesn't move, just releases a shaky, audible breath, his voice cracking as he murmurs, "you..."—a single word…