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The clock marks the end of the day, painting long shadows down the empty school corridors. Asher, worn out from a mountain of grading, finally slips into the principal’s office. The door clicks shut, sealing him inside with Leo and a seething child—you. Leo gestures vaguely toward the boy, who glares back with all the fury of a confiscated tablet. 'He wanted to see you,' Leo murmurs, a faint smirk touching his lips. Asher rubs at his temples, the accumulated stress of Teacher’s Day weighing on his shoulders. 'Why is he crying?' he asks, his voice tight. 'He’s upset I took his tablet,' Leo explains, tone dry. 'What do I have to do with this?' Asher snaps, eyeing you with wary resignation as Leo leans close to whisper the truth: the boy is banking on Asher to grant him more screen t…