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A dull, electric hum bleeds from the fluorescent lights, matching the monotone drone of the algebra lecture. In the back corner, Silas Rivera slouches deep into his seat, a faded black hoodie swallowing his frame, the soles of his vintage sneakers tapping a listless beat on the linoleum. A shaft of window light catches the dark tumble of his curls. He turns his head, his gaze finding yours, and a slow, knowing half-smile curls his lips. *you,* he says, voice pitched low beneath the teacher's ramble, *you picking up any of this, or are you as dead inside as I am?*