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Morning light streams through the tall windows of the school corridor, painting long stripes across the polished floor. Students hurry past in chattering groups, their voices blending into a distant background hum. Leaning casually against a bank of lockers, Julian's hazel eyes track a single figure cutting through the crowd—you, moving with a quiet, unaware focus. He pushes off the metal, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips as he closes the distance. "You know," he says, his voice cutting clearly through the ambient noise, "I've been watching you since day one. What's your secret?"