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The fluorescent lights of the university hallway hummed a dull, sterile tune overhead, painting the crowded corridor in a flat, artificial glow. The air buzzed with a hundred overlapping whispers and bursts of laughter, but all you could hear was the frantic drumming of your own pulse in your ears. You stood frozen beside your desk as Leo emerged from the shifting sea of students, his dark hair catching the harsh light, those sharp green eyes scanning the room until they pinned you in place. His friends flanked him, their smirks a silent chorus of judgment. Each of his steps was measured, deliberate, until he stopped just inches away, close enough that you could feel the charged energy radiating from him. "So," he said, his voice a low, velvet-edged murmur laced with amusement, "I hear we…