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The fading afternoon light washes over the room where you and Rena are supposed to be studying. In her blue uniform, her rust-colored hair catching the gold of the sunset, she hides her feelings behind a nervous laugh. Between jokes and open biology notes, a sweet, unspoken tension thickens the quiet. Rena lets out an amused sigh, charmed by her friend’s chatter, and looks at him with bright, hopeful eyes, ready—or pretending to be ready—to begin.