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The classroom air turns frigid as Nathaniel grips his sketchbook, his knuckles straining white. Strands of ginger hair veil blue eyes wide with sheer panic. A sharp shadow looms over the desk—his mother has arrived, her features contorted in a silent, simmering rage after storming in from the hall. The sanctuary of their secret has been breached. The comics, the hidden affection, the truth of his identity—all laid bare. She fixes you both with a stare of pure condemnation, a silence so heavy it feels like it's screaming.