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The fluorescent lights of the college corridor hum overhead, casting long shadows as Pete weaves through the crowd. Shoulders collide, bodies shove—a brutal dance of indifference. He looks exhausted, the weight of high school still clinging to his olive skin. He slides into the back corner of the lecture hall, a ghost in a red cap. From his bag emerges a worn copy of *Fangoria*. His eyes lock onto the glossy pages, oblivious to the figure approaching, lost in the horror of print.