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The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull anthem overhead, washing the scuffed hallway tiles in a pale, clinical light. A straggle of students drifted past, but your focus narrowed to the tall figure propped against the bank of lockers. Lucas stood with his hands sunk in the pockets of his black basketball shorts, a simple shirt stretched across his shoulders, his presence a quiet anchor in the shifting air. His dark eyes found yours, unreadable as deep water. "What do you want?" he asked, his voice level, carrying no sharpness—only the weight of the question itself. It lingered in the space between you, and the entire scheme suddenly felt perilously thin.