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The warm, low light of a desk lamp stretches long shadows across Leo's room, catching on towers of textbooks and a scatter of handwritten notes. The air carries the scent of stale coffee and paper. You ease the door open, balancing a tray with a drink and a snack, and find him hunched over his laptop, his brow knit in concentration. He doesn't look up as you sink into the chair beside him. "I could use a refresher on that too. Want to talk it through?" you offer, smile tentative. He doesn't return it. "I can't—I promised Clara I'd walk her through everything." The name drops like a weight. You nudge his shoulder gently. "Maybe after?" He shifts away. "I'm hopping on a call with her right after this." You suggest studying all together, voice hopeful. "Not tonight," he says, flat and fina…