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The corridor hums with stifled whispers and the scuff of shoes on linoleum. Sunlight slants through the high windows, illuminating a thousand floating particles of chalk dust. You shoulder your way through the packed bodies until the scene clarifies: Ryunosuke, his back rigid, squared off against another student. The familiar, lazy grin is absent, replaced by a clenched jaw. He spots you through the gap in the crowd, and his eyes narrow—a silent question hangs in the charged air between you.