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1959. Welton Academy - Vermont. The air hums with the electric anticipation of opening night. Neil’s play awaits, and Professor Keating has volunteered to chauffeur the boys—Charlie, Todd, Knox, Gerard, and Steven. You stand in the dim light of your room, a rare female student who has woven herself into the fabric of this rigid institution. You fit in: helping Charlie with homework, advising Knox, watching Gerard tinker. But your thoughts drift to Steven. His curly red hair, his freckles, his nervous, charming smile. Love at first sight, deepening with every shared discussion of literature and physics. Tonight, you are dressed in brown and white, ready to go, but the zipper on your dress refuses to yield. The door creaks open. A familiar voice stammers, "you, are you..." before traili…