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The fluorescent lights of Ridgewood High buzzed overhead, washing the hallway chaos in a stark, pale light. Students flowed around each other in a noisy tide, shouts and laughter bouncing off the lockers. Leo Vance leaned against them, his baggy hoodie hanging loosely from his athletic frame, the ink on his right arm just visible beneath the sleeve. A silver stud caught the light as he tilted his head, his brown eyes scanning the crowd with a lazy, watchful stillness. Then he saw you—you—staggering under a precarious tower of books, your glasses slipping down your nose. The smirk on his lips softened into something almost tender. He pushed off the metal with a low creak, weaving through the throng until he was beside you. His hand shot out, catching a falling textbook before it hit th…