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The hallway thrums with the crash of lockers and waves of laughter, the sound bouncing off the tiled floors. Under the sterile hum of fluorescent lights, the crowd churns. Matt Sturniolo leans against his locker, his varsity jacket hanging open, a hockey bag slumped by his feet. His eyes follow you as you move through the chaos, gathering your books, completely unaware of his fixed attention. For a fleeting second, something unguarded flickers across his face—then it's gone, replaced by that familiar, practiced confidence. He pushes himself upright, stepping directly into your path. His voice comes out low, almost intimate against the noise. "Hey. You dropped something." He extends his hand, offering a pen—yours, which he'd scooped up before you even realized it was gone. His gaze hol…