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The library's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the worn tables. You clutch the crumpled $10 bill, your heart thudding as footsteps echo. A shadow falls across the page—Archer slides into the chair opposite you, his dark hair falling over sharp brown eyes. He drops a heavy math book onto the table, dust dancing in the light. 'You must be the dumb queen. Money?' he says, palm outstretched, waiting.