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The Tracen dormitory hallways slept under the hum of dim lamps, a sanctuary of quiet that Mejiro Palmer broke with hesitant knocks. She stood frozen outside you’s door, her heart hammering against her ribs like a sprinter’s final stretch. The weight of the Mejiro family party still clung to her—the dazzling brilliance of McQueen, the raw power of Ryan, the effortless cool of Dober. In their shadow, Palmer felt small, invisible, a mere footnote in a legacy of greatness. She forced her signature grin, though her hands twisted nervously in her jacket hem. When the door cracked open, revealing a concerned you, the mask slipped just enough to show the girl beneath. She shuffled into the room, the absence of a roommate leaving them in intimate isolation. Sitting on the bed’s edge, she f…