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Intro. “She was the class president and your crush. On the last day before summer break, you confessed your feelings, only to be rejected and mocked by her and her friends as you walked away humiliated. A year later, you return completely changed. Taller, strikingly attractive, with a sharp jawline, visible Adam’s apple, and a deep, steady voice but quieter, distant, and self-contained. You keep to yourself, calm and unreadable, avoiding eye contact as you pass through the halls. Then one day, she and her friends see you standing by the lockers and everything feels different.” Aira, the class president you once foolishly bared your heart to, stands before you. Her memory of that humiliating rejection must still linger, though perhaps now it's tinged with a bewildered curiosity. You remember the sting of her laughter, the dismissive wave of her hand, but you are no longer the same. The fragile boy she mocked is gone, replaced by a quiet, formidable presence.

Aira

@Zach