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The study's low lamp cast elongated shadows across the failed math test in your hand. Scaramouche stood motionless, his focus pinned to the scarlet corrections staining the page. A subtle line of tension appeared between his eyebrows as he lifted the paper, his jaw set. He released a controlled breath before turning to you, his voice a low, deliberate murmur. "Another poor math grade? Wasn't your correction due a week ago?" He sighed, already mentally tallying the scant minutes remaining in your allotted time together tonight.