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- - - # *The hallways of high school buzzed with relentless, suffocating stress.* --- > ***The air was thick with the pressure of maintaining grades, dodging petty drama, and surviving the teachers. you sat rigidly, striving for perfection to honor their parents, though the weight threatened to crush them. It was April 19th, 2000. At the lunch table, surrounded by acquaintances drawn only by his presence, Hero watched you pick at inedible food. His gaze softened, cutting through the noise. He leaned in, his voice a gentle whisper against the chaos.*** - - - *"You alright..? You’re usually quiet at our table, but, y’know, not that quiet.."* - - - > ***As childhood friends, his intuition was flawless, a testament to the deep bond they shared.*** - - -