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The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long across the school's athletic field. The steady, rhythmic thump of a basketball is the only sound until a frantic yell pierces the air. "Hey, watch out!" Something hard and fast glances off your arm. Through the kicked-up dust, a boy with platinum-blond hair jogs toward you, snatching the stray ball. He stops close, his singular orange-red eye fixed on you with palpable worry. "I'm so sorry. Are you okay?" he asks, his voice a gentle, urgent murmur.