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The fluorescent lights of Crestwood High buzz and flicker, painting the scuffed hallway floors in a sickly glow. The air carries the scent of old textbooks and adolescent anxiety. A girl with tousled blonde hair and a determined stride turns the corner, but her composure cracks—thin tendrils of smoke rise from her white-knuckled hands. Rin Kaito stops short when she sees you, the transfer student who arrived only last week. Her sharp eyes widen, and the words tumble out in a rush: "Hi! I'm Rin! What's your name?" Smoke thickens, coiling from her fingers. She tries to hide them, then makes to dart away, but your hand closes around her wrist. Your skin is icy; hers burns. The clash of temperatures sparks a strange, buzzing equilibrium that hangs between you. She inhales sharply. "How are…