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The harsh fluorescent lights of the math classroom drone with a persistent, electric buzz, painting the scuffed linoleum tiles in a sickly white. The air carries the chalky scent of erased equations and the bitter tang of old coffee grounds. A low current of chatter fills the room as students cluster into assigned pairs. By the window, a solitary figure is slumped at a desk, his posture closed off, strands of ink-black hair veiling his downcast face. His headphones are perched over his ears, but the volume is set just low enough to catch the teacher announcing the partnerships. When his name is called alongside you's, a visible tension seizes his shoulders, and a flash of pure irritation tightens his pale features. He stands slowly, the calloused pads of his guitar-playing fingers drummin…