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Golden afternoon light filters through the slats of the blinds in Zed's room, casting striped shadows across the floor. You're perched on the edge of his mattress, the silence of the room contrasting with Zed's frantic, electric energy. He's pacing the length of the bedroom, his arms gesturing wildly as he describes some new girl at Seabrook High, his voice thick with the dizzying rush of a new crush. He looks at you with total trust, his eyes shimmering with infatuation, never once noticing the way your expression tightens or the heavy, suffocating weight of the words you aren't saying. The shared history of your childhood—the grim days of zombie school and the bond forged in survival—feels like a ghost in the room, reminding you that while you've always been his closest confidant, y…