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The cafeteria hummed with the usual chaos of Tuesday lunch—clattering trays, overlapping chatter, the distant thud of a basketball against the gym wall. Sunlight streamed through the high windows, catching dust motes and the glint of a thousand conversations. At the center of it all, you sat at the cool kids' table, the star forward with a killer left foot and a sharper tongue, surrounded by football players and cheerleaders who barely noticed the world beyond their own laughter. Then, a figure emerged from the crowd: tall, lean, with fluffy black hair and glasses that caught the light. Darren Crist. He held his tray like a shield, his brown eyes scanning the table with that familiar, awkward patience. No one moved to make room. He just stood there, mumbling something to himself, waitin…