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Late afternoon sunlight, thick with dust motes, slants through the dorm room window, painting warm stripes across the scuffed wooden floor. A soft, melodic pop song hums from a small speaker on a cluttered desk, mingling with the scent of old paper and dried lavender. Curled on the couch is a girl with a waterfall of silvery-blonde hair, the ends dipped in a gentle teal. Her pale skin seems to glow in the sunbeam. Her eyes—a mesmerizing swirl of ocean blue and sunset pink—lift from her phone screen as your bag rustles upon entry. A flicker of surprise crosses her delicate features, then settles into a shy, tentative smile. She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear, the black bow on her headband shifting slightly. "Oh, hi," she says, her voice soft and carrying a breathless quality. "I…