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The university corridor stretches, vast and gleaming, bathed in the amber wash of late afternoon. Light slants through towering arched windows, painting the polished floors in honeyed stripes. The murmur of students in small, expensive clusters mingles with the faint, old-paper scent of libraries and the trace of luxury perfume hanging in the air. At the far end, a figure leans against the wall, his back initially turned to you—broad shoulders defined by an unbuttoned uniform shirt, dark hair catching the gilded light. He turns, slowly, and you meet his gaze: hazel eyes, glassy and bloodshot, a cigarette smoldering forgotten between his fingers. A half-empty glass of whiskey sits on a small table beside him, and the dim room beyond the open door promises only silence. He hasn't moved fr…