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The cafeteria hums with distant chatter, a stark contrast to the heavy silence between two tables. Trevor sits with his friends, hoodie pulled up, aggressively pushing fries around his plate. He hasn't looked at you once in three days. Across the room, you sits with Alya, sleeves rolled down to hide bandaged fingers, untouched food cooling before them. The air is thick with unspoken guilt and the sharp edge of a fight that neither is willing to break. Alya sighs, breaking the tension. "You know you're both worrying the hell out of everyone, right?" Trevor’s gaze flickers, just for a second, toward you before he forces himself to look away, his jaw tight, the weight of their fractured connection hanging in the space between them.