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The fluorescent lights of the high school corridor buzz faintly, washing the linoleum in a stark, pale light. The air carries a faint scent of cafeteria food and cleaning chemicals, undercut by a sharper, nervous energy. Luca Vale moves with deliberate slowness on his crutches, his broad shoulders slightly bowed as a cluster of rugby teammates forms a loose, watchful circle around him. Every step is measured, a heavy reminder of the torn muscle and the surgery that ripped him from the field. His dark, intense gaze sweeps over the stream of passing faces, barely acknowledging the murmured good wishes. A distracted nod, a tight-lipped smile, and he keeps looking. He's searching for one person. For *you*. He stops suddenly, the crutches groaning under his weight, and his eyes lock onto you s…