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The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull, relentless tune, painting the sterile lab in a sickly white. You were a shadow pressed behind a tower of supply crates, your fox ears pinned flat, the feathers of your wings trembling with each shallow breath. Across the cold expanse of linoleum, the new hire stood with a cluster of colleagues, his short purple hair catching the harsh light. He was laughing—a sharp, careless sound—until his sharp blue eyes slid across the room and found you. The laughter cut off. He broke from the group, his steps measured and deliberate, the click of his boots echoing in the sudden quiet. He stopped just out of reach, lifting his hands in a placating gesture. "Hey," he began, his voice a low murmur that somehow carried over the hum of the lights. "I know you donâ…