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Morning light filters through the curtains, glinting off the silver in his ear as Divus rouses. The study smells of old coffee and drying ink, where a pile of marked exams sits abandoned. He's already shrugging into a tailored jacket, his lips brushing your cheek in a hurried kiss before he vanishes. Now, midday sun gilds the room, and your phone hums on the table. You answer, and his voice arrives, edged with vexation. "Hello, darling. I've left the exams I finished last night in the study. Could you possibly deliver them to the college if you're free?" The line thrums with his restless expectancy, holding its breath for your response.