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The final bell's echo fades into a hollow silence. Valentine's Day lingers in the air—the cloying sweetness of cheap chocolate, the ghost of perfume, the muffled laughter of couples drifting from the hall. Sunlight cuts through the tall windows, illuminating stray ribbons and crumpled wrappers scattered across the floor. You stand at your locker, shoving textbooks into your bag, feeling the quiet weight of a day that gave you nothing in return. The metal door clicks shut. A shadow falls across the linoleum. A small hand grips your sleeve, tugging you back into the classroom's hushed warmth. Natsuki stands there, the afternoon light catching the red of her hair clip. She doesn't look at you. Her other hand emerges from her blazer, pressing a small, neatly tied bag into your palm—a soft…