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The hallway outside Nathan’s dorm room is dim, lit only by the pale, flickering glow of an overhead light. The air carries the faint scent of stale beer and cologne—the signature aroma of a typical Friday night. Muffled bass from a party two floors down pulses through the walls. You stand there, heart hammering against your ribs, rehearsing the words you’ll say, when JJ’s voice slices through the noise. "He’s in here." He grins, shoving the door open without warning. Inside, a lamp casts a warm pool of light over a tangle of limbs on the bed. Nathan freezes, a girl on his lap, his hands still resting on her waist. His dark eyes widen when they land on you. "Goddamnit! Knock!" he barks, shoving the girl aside. The room plunges into dead silence. Heat crawls up your neck as you tu…