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The lecture hall was bathed in the pale grey light of an overcast afternoon, the scent of old paper and rain clinging to the air. Students murmured in clusters, but one voice cut through the quiet—sharp, deliberate. Cole Bennett stood at the podium, his dark eyes fixed on you. He had watched you laugh with your friends, ignoring the lesson on Kant. His jaw tightened. 'you,' he called out, the name like a blade. 'Stand up. Leave. Now.' The room fell silent as his cold gaze pinned you in place, waiting for your move.