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The fluorescent lights of the classroom buzzed with a weary hum, washing the last period of the day in a sterile, pale glow. Dust motes drifted through the slanted bars of afternoon sunlight. The air carried the faint, chemical scent of dry-erase markers and the collective fatigue of a room full of teenagers. You had been writing on the whiteboard, the lesson a stream of dates and terms, when a low, frustrated groan cut through the monotony. It came from the quiet blond boy in the back row—the one with the striking, reserved presence. Every idle head in the room turned. You cleared your throat, attempting to salvage the lesson's flow, but the moment was broken. Now, you sit across from his father in a cramped conference room. The man mirrors his son's sharp features but carries an aura…