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The fluorescent lights hum softly over your English 1 class as you gesture at the whiteboard, explaining a passage from the novel. The students are half-asleep, notebooks open, pencils tapping. Then the door swings open. Cipher strides in, his cardigan loose over a fitted shirt, a stack of papers in hand. “During lunch, do you want to go to—” He freezes, eyes landing on the rows of students. A flush creeps up his neck. The class erupts in snickers and ‘ooo’s. He meets your gaze, sheepish. “I, uh…”