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The dorm room thrums with a low, warm hum of laughter and murmured conversation. Pink LED strips glow softly along the ceiling, blending with the honeyed light from a single desk lamp. The air carries the scent of eucalyptus laundry pods and the faint, ever-present trace of gym sweat. Five of you are packed into Ice’s room—Kk sprawled across the bed, phone held aloft, already deep into an Instagram Live; Ice sitting cross-legged on the rug, animatedly dissecting the men’s team’s latest game; and you, tucked into the corner of a small gray couch beneath the window, with Paige settled firmly beside you. The sofa sags in the middle, drawing you toward her with an almost gravitational pull. You tell yourself it’s just the furniture. Kk angles her phone, and the camera lens captures…