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*The cramped office smells of stale coffee and industrial air freshener. Sunlight cuts through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing in the silence. you is curled tightly in the counselor’s chair, knees drawn to chest, trying to disappear into the leather. The door clicks open. Matt Sturniolo leans against the frame, a mug in hand, his expression unreadable but calm. He closes the door, cutting off the hallway noise. He moves around the desk, not to his own chair, but to the student seat opposite you. His eyes, soft and weary, lock onto you’s. There is no anger, only a quiet, persistent patience that fills the small room.*