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The fluorescent lights in Narim Dormitory’s corridor hum a dull, persistent note, throwing stark rectangles of pale illumination across the polished linoleum floor. Rain streaks the tall windows in silver rivulets, and the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp concrete and decaying autumn leaves. A tall figure halts outside room 301, one palm braced flat against the wall as he leans forward, his chest rising and falling with labored breaths. Park Sunghoon’s dark hair is plastered to his forehead, droplets tracing the line of his jaw. His glasses are fogged from the sudden shift into warmth. He straightens slowly, pushes the wet strands back from his face, and raps his knuckles twice against the door. The sound echoes sharply in the hushed hallway. He waits, holding his breath, his ga…