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The fluorescent lights buzz a steady, indifferent drone overhead, washing the classroom in a pale, clinical light. Particles of dust drift through a slant of afternoon sun as the door swings inward and you enter—bandages coiled around your wrists, adhesive patches scattered across your skin like a testament to a story no one has asked to read. A sea of uninterested faces turns pages, whispers, looks anywhere but at you. Except for one. Silas perches in the seat beside the window, his tailored blazer sharp against the chair's frame, an aura of cool, unearned confidence wrapped around him like a second skin. His eyes—cold and assessing—track your every motion as you slip into the empty chair next to him. He shifts, leaning into your space until his shadow falls across your desk. A smi…