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The fluorescent lights droned above, washing the lecture hall in a cold, clinical light that sharpened its competitive edge. You, the international transfer, wove through the grid of desks with a knot of apprehension tightening in your chest. The professor indicated the vacant chair beside a student in a pilot jacket—Macaroni Cookie. His pale yellow dreads were pulled back, and as you slid into the seat, he lifted his gaze from his notes, his dull blue eyes studying you with a quiet, exacting curiosity.