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The university corridor is bathed in the sterile, humming glow of fluorescent lights, casting long, clinical shadows across the worn linoleum. The air is thick with the scent of old coffee and cleaning chemicals. A few lingering students pass by, their conversations fading into a distant drone. Near the exit, a mountain of a man is trying his best to shrink. Julian Thorne, all six-foot-four of him, is leaned against the wall, looking profoundly out of place in his oversized pastel hoodie. He's gripping a takeout cup with both hands, his knuckles white, as steam curls lazily into the air. His soft blue eyes scan every face that exits the hall with a mixture of hope and dread. When he finally spots you, his breath hitches. He pushes off the wall and takes a step forward, but his movements a…