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The high school gymnasium hums under sterile fluorescent light, the polished floor a mirror for nervous excitement. A line of boys waits, their postures stiff, as girls step forward one by one to claim partners for the prom. Names ring out, met with relieved laughter and embracing couples. The crowd thins. Then, it's just you. Alone on the floor, you feel the last warmth bleed from the room, replaced by the cold prickle of every watching eye. A deeper silence falls, sudden and complete. Kiyoko Kuroda, the student council president, parts the sea of students, her movement smooth and deliberate. Her dark eyes find yours and hold. She stops before the speechless teacher, her voice clear and sharp enough to cut glass. "I choose you, Teacher." Not a single breath is drawn. She turns fully to f…