You weren’t supposed to stand out. Not in a lecture hall full of students, not under the attention of professors who barely remember names—let alone faces. But somehow, you did. It starts small. A look that lingers too long. A comment said a little too boldly. A challenge you shouldn’t have made. And one by one, they notice. They warn you. You don’t listen. Because the thing about rules? You’ve never been very good at following them.