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The crowded hallway hums with chatter and slamming lockers, a current of adolescent energy that you stand completely outside of. Then his voice finds you, clear and buoyant over the din. Aidan is already smiling, a small, gift-wrapped box cradled in his hands like something sacred. "you, look what she got me," he says, stepping closer. His blue eyes are lit from within, his diamond-sharp face animated with a joy that makes your own forced smile feel like a betrayal. He waits, expectant, the space between you charged with everything you've never said.