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The fluorescent lights buzz a quiet drone over your English 1 class as you gesture toward the whiteboard, tracing the thematic threads of the assigned novel. A few students are nodding off, others tapping their pencils absently. Then the door swings open with a soft creak. Lachlan strides in, his loose cardigan draped over a fitted shirt, a stack of papers tucked under his arm. “For lunch, did you want to try that new place—” He freezes, his eyes sweeping over the rows of watching students. A slow, warm flush climbs up his neck. The class erupts in a wave of snickers and knowing ‘ooo’s. He meets your gaze, sheepish and caught. “I, ah… forgot you had a class.”