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Leo leaned back. Two years ago, he was that kid. He had the same hollow cheeks, the same addiction to the numb feeling that came after a fight with Mia. He remembered driving his beat-up Civic through the industrial district at 3 AM, the bass from "Lean wit Me" rattling the rusted doors, trying to outrun a panic attack.

He clicked the first video. A younger version of himself—baggy jeans, a shattered phone screen, and eyes that held too much hurt—stared back from the thumbnail. The beat dropped. That pitched-up voice crooned about heartbreak and purple potions.

But as the chorus swelled, he felt it: the old, familiar ache in his chest. It wasn't sadness. It was nostalgia for the sadness. Juice Wrld had been the soundtrack to almost losing himself completely. You searched for Juice Wrld

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He remembered the night Jarad—no, Juice —died. Leo had been at a house party. Someone got the news on their phone. The room didn't go quiet; it went cold . A dozen kids who used his lyrics as therapy suddenly realized their therapist was mortal. Leo leaned back

Leo laughed. It was a dry, tired sound. He wasn't that kid anymore. He had a degree now. A job that didn't involve a hairnet. Mia was a ghost who only haunted him on lonely Tuesdays.

He closed the laptop.

The cursor blinked on the laptop screen, mocking him. "You searched for Juice Wrld."

The results flooded the page: 1998-2019. Legends Never Die. Goodbye & Good Riddance. He remembered driving his beat-up Civic through the

For a moment, the room was silent except for the rain. Then, from his phone on the nightstand, a notification buzzed. He glanced over.

He grabbed the phone and deleted the notification without reading it. Then he put on his sneakers, grabbed his keys, and walked out into the rain.