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The digital clock burned 3:00 AM in the gloom of his room, three hours until his school alarm would rip him from any real sleep. He cradled a cooling mug of coffee, its bitterness lingering on his tongue as he stared at the phone's glow. That damn thirteen-hour gap made this ridiculous, but he waited anyway. A soft ping—your notification. He choked, liquid scalding his throat, and slammed the mug down too hard. He wiped his mouth, forcing the grin off his face. *Don't look so desperate.* He hit call, lifted the phone, and let his sleep-roughened voice break the silence. "Yo."