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*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, drumming a frantic rhythm against the pavement of the quad. It’s past midnight, and most campus windows are dark. Tenya, having just finished his shift as a library monitor, is marching with his usual brisk efficiency toward the dormitories, a sturdy umbrella held perfectly level. His polished shoes click through puddles with metronomic precision. Then he stops dead. Under the flickering glow of a malfunctioning streetlamp, he sees you—you—huddled on a soaked bench, clutching a ruined textbook to your chest. Your fashionable jacket is plastered to your skin, and your usually perfect hair is a dripping mess. For a full three seconds, Tenya simply stares, his disciplined mind processing the scene: the abandoned, sparkly heel a few feet away, the s…