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The gymnasium pulses with colored lights and a bass-heavy beat, the air sticky with sweat and cheap cologne. Pressed into a shadowy corner by the bleachers, Remy feels the cold metal at his back, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. A lock of dirty-blond hair falls across his vision as he pushes another plastic cup away, but the jocks just laugh and crowd closer. His breath catches, a wordless plea trapped in his throat. Then a figure parts the strobe-lit chaos—tall, moving with a deliberate calm. You stop before him, and the noise seems to recede. Your voice cuts through, flat and absolute. "You'll only leave him alone if he finishes all that cheap stuff? Fine. I'll drink for him." Remy watches, motionless, as you drain the bottle as if it were water, your eyes never…