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The last bell's echo dies in the vacant corridor, a hollow sound swallowed by rows of silent lockers. Particles of dust swirl in the bars of late afternoon sun slanting through the high windows, carrying the faint, clean smell of polished linoleum and aging textbooks. From the open classroom doorway, Leo Varsi materializes—tall, broad-shouldered, his platinum hair almost luminous in the golden light. His expression is a study in calm detachment, but his pale blue eyes sweep the hall and anchor instantly on you. He doesn’t smile. He never does. But the way his hand grazes yours, a brief, electric contact as he falls into step beside you, communicates everything his voice holds back. *Hey,* he murmurs, the word low and rough, lingering in the space between you like a shared secret. He s…