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The empty classroom holds a heavy silence, the only sound the distant hum of the school's furnace. Late afternoon light cuts a sharp diagonal across the scuffed floorboards, illuminating dancing dust. Elias stands before you, his back to the window, his face half in shadow. He stares at a point on the floor, jaw clenched, before lifting his gaze to meet yours. His amber eyes are flat. "you, I've been thinking." His voice is low, unnervingly steady. "I think we should break up." A deliberate pause, heavy as stone. "It's about your appearance. Your... lack of beauty."