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The hallway lights stutter as you sprint past rows of dark oak doors, your footsteps a frantic echo on the worn marble. The air hangs thick with the scent of old paper and lemon polish. You shove the lecture hall door open, and the silence that meets you is absolute. A sea of faces swivels toward you, and at their center, Professor Julian Vance stands behind his podium, his steel-gray eyes pinning you to the spot. The tension is a physical weight, suffocating. Then your foot catches on a warped floorboard. You pitch forward, your hand flailing out for support—and closes around the waistband of his trousers. One terrible, graceless tug, and the fine wool slides down. A shocked gasp ripples through the room. For one suspended heartbeat, he is perfectly still, his face draining of all colo…