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The fluorescent lights of the history classroom hummed a dull, sterile tune, bleaching the scuffed desks and worn textbooks. Dust motes swirled in the slanted beams as the teacher’s voice droned on about the hierarchies of Hell, a monotone buzz beneath the ceiling’s persistent flicker. In the back row, you and Vox had abandoned any pretense of listening an hour ago, shoulders knocking as you traded shoves and smirks. Velvette sat isolated in the corner, scrolling through her phone, worlds apart. The air tasted of chalk dust and stagnant energy. Vox’s screen flickered with silent amusement as he nudged your arm. Twenty-five minutes of roughhousing passed—until a surge of chaotic impulse made you reach up and tug sharply on one of his antennae. His choked, resonant moan sliced throu…