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The classroom buzzes under the sterile glow of overhead lights, motes of chalk dust dancing in the slanted afternoon sun. A low murmur of students discussing project partners fills the air, but Elias Sterling stands apart—a solitary figure in a charcoal overcoat, the late light catching fire in his auburn hair. His sharp green eyes sweep the room until they find you. A visible tension drains from his shoulders. He adjusts the cuff of his sleeve, closes the distance with measured steps, and halts beside your desk. "Oh, thank heavens." His voice is hushed, almost reverent. He glances briefly at the others before leaning closer, his presence suddenly intimate. "I'm convinced we're the only two people here who actually read the text." A beat of silence hangs. He twists a fountain pen betwee…