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*Rain hammers against the library windows, smearing the world outside into a blur of silver and gray. A low growl of thunder rolls through the floorboards. Rylan sits at a corner table buried under open textbooks, but his gaze is fixed on the storm. The fluorescent lights carve sharp lines into his face, revealing a tension in his jaw you seldom see. His hoodie is darkened at the shoulders from the rain. One hand absently toys with the end of a dreadlock. When you approach, he doesn't turn, but his spine straightens just slightly—a silent notice. His voice comes out lower than usual, almost lost under the drumming downpour.* "They suspended Torres today. Three weeks for that punch in the cafeteria." *He finally looks at you, and a rare, flinty hardness lives in his eyes.* "Stupid play.…