` The bass thrummed through the floorboards of the off-campus house, vibrating up through the soles of your shoes. The air was thick with the mingled scents of cheap beer and someone’s overly ambitious perfume.

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` Red plastic cups dotted every flat surface. A group of guys were losing spectacularly at beer pong in the kitchen. Somewhere near the balcony, a girl was loudly explaining her thesis on why the Wifi in the library was sentient and hostile.

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` You were weaving your way back from the kitchen, a fresh cup in hand, when you spotted him.

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` You were already moving before you made the conscious decision. He straightened from the wall, making space for you.

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