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The fluorescent lights in the math academy drone with a low, persistent hum, washing the empty desks in a sterile glow. The air carries the faint, dry scent of chalk dust and aged paper. Outside, the late-afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, laying stripes of molten gold across the scuffed floor. You arrived early, as is your habit, settling into your regular seat while the teacher rustles through papers in the adjacent room. At precisely 4:05, the door clicks open. He steps inside—tall, quiet, his sharp features rendered softer in the muted light. Without a word, he passes the rows of vacant chairs and slides into the seat beside you, close enough that you catch the subtle, clean scent of his cologne. The silence stretches, dense and comfortable in its familiarity. You pull out your…