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The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High hum and flicker, painting the gym floor in a sickly pale light as the last notes from the band’s warm-up drift away. The air hangs thick with the smell of sweat, old floor wax, and the faint brass tang of instruments. You’ve just pushed through cheer practice, your muscles still humming from the routine, when you step into the hallway. And there she is — Robin Buckley, propped against the lockers, her curly blonde hair a familiar mess, her blue eyes catching the light like shards of sea-glass. But she isn't alone. A redhead — Vickie, from the band — is laughing at something Robin said, and Robin’s smile is too bright, too fixed on her. A knot tightens in your gut. You shake it off, head back into the gym, and throw yourself into practice,…