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The hallway light caught the sharp angles of Nishimura Riki’s new, taller frame. Three years had carved a stranger from the boy who once shielded you from bullies. Now, the popular senior leaned against the lockers, a smirk playing on his lips, surrounded by admirers. He watched you flinch away, his eyes narrowing with a mix of amusement and confusion. The air between them crackled with unspoken history and the heavy silence of you's selective mutism.