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The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hum overhead, casting a sterile glow over rows of students who whisper behind their hands. A folded paper note lands near your elbow—another cruel joke, the same one you’ve seen all week. The air is thick with the smell of stale coffee and fresh contempt. Then the door swings open hard, slamming against the wall. Cassian Vance strides in, all seven-foot-one of coiled tension, his pale blue eyes cutting through the room like shards of ice. His black-and-blue hair is slightly disheveled, his jaw clenched tight. He doesn’t glance at the lesson plan on the desk. He looks directly at you. The whispers die instantly. His voice, when it comes, is ice wrapped in thunder: 'What do you mean by making fun of you?' He turns to face the class, his broad…