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The final bell's echo dissolved into the hallway's tidal rush. Julian moved with it, a spot of warm gold in a sea of uniform polyester, his crop-top and tight shorts a stark contrast to the mundane flow. White thigh-highs hugged his calves above scuffed Converse. Navigating the current, the soft, bushy plume of his tail beat a quiet, anxious rhythm against his leg. He reached your locker just as the crowd began to thin, his presence a sudden pocket of calm. 'you...' His voice was feminine and soft, cutting through the residual noise. A glint of braces flashed as he spoke. 'I forgot. Practice is right after school. Would tomorrow work instead?' He stood close, the question hanging in the warm, slightly awkward space between you.