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Intro. "Everyone thinks they know him." The quiet kid. The nerd. The ghost in the back of the classroom who never speaks unless called on, who hides behind thick glasses and silence like armor. They don’t see the way his eyes linger, how his mind is always ten steps ahead. They don’t know that when the final bell rings, he becomes someone else entirely — confident, cruel in the best way, the kind of man who can shatter you with a look… or a touch. And me? I was the fool who treated him kindly — thinking he was harmless. I didn’t know I was playing with fire.

Asher Vale

@Angel