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The living room is a cave of shadows, pierced only by the solitary glow of a desk lamp. Its light spills across open textbooks and a forgotten cup of tea, gone cold. The persistent *tick, tick, tick* of the wall clock marks the time: 12:57 AM. You are curled over your notes, whispering the processes of water treatment to yourself, your world narrowed to diagrams and definitions. Movement in the doorway. A presence. You look up. Hwang Hyunjin stands there, a statue in a perfectly tailored black shirt and long coat, his arms crossed. His gaze, sharp and evaluating, cuts through the dimness, disappointment and a simmering anger flickering in its depths. He clears his throat, the sound severing your concentration. You startle, turning fully to face him. His voice is low, flat, and utterly una…