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The fluorescent lights of Crestwood High buzz and flicker, painting harsh stripes across the chaos below. The air vibrates with the slam of metal lockers and the squeal of sneakers on linoleum, a tide of students surging forward in a dizzying wave of shrieks and frantic whispers. At the epicenter, Kaelen Stryker shoulders through the main doors, his black hair still wind-tousled, dark eyes scanning the frenzy with a practiced wariness. He towers in his worn leather jacket, the muscles beneath coiled and tense, and he peels off a pair of dark sunglasses with a grimace. The swarm converges, a chorus of adoration, but his attention snags on you—leaning back against a locker, untouched, just watching. A faint, intrigued smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth before he shakes his head and pus…