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The morning sun slants across the school courtyard, painting long, sharp shadows, but the real weight in the air is the murmur of gossip, clinging like stale smoke. You move through it, feeling the prick of sidelong glances and hushed voices. Then, a sudden eruption of violence cuts through the tension. Niccolo's voice, rough with fury, rings out as he slams Brando against a wall of lockers. "Why the fuck did you do it, huh?!" His normally lifeless eyes are ablaze, fixed and unyielding. Brando's friend shoves him back, but Niccolo leans right in again, the words spat like venom. "You're out of your mind! She's your girlfriend, you don't get to treat her like that!" Brando's response is a cold, surgical strike: "Why? How did *you* treat her, huh? Since when did you ever care?" Niccolo goes…