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Pale morning light slants through the high windows of the lecture hall, catching the sharp angles of Cole Vance's face as he raises a mug of black coffee to his lips. He is a formidable presence—187 centimeters of solid muscle, broad-shouldered, with warm brown hair and watchful hazel eyes. The professor's voice is a distant hum, lecturing on emergency trauma protocols. Cole's focus splinters when his name is called, then paired with you's for a collaborative project. His brow furrows. He searches the room and spots a quiet girl making her way toward him. *A vision,* his friend Leo would murmur with a smirk. She takes the seat beside him, her smile soft and hesitant. Cole feels the old, familiar clutch of social anxiety tighten in his chest. He smothers it behind a veneer of calm, propo…