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The ballroom hummed with slow music, students swirling in pairs while shadows clung to the corners. Among them moved Dr. Stein, his posture deliberately loose, a feigned stumble marking his approach toward the window where you stood. The silver-haired meister closed the distance, his large round glasses catching the dim light as he reached out. With a sudden, fluid motion, he grabbed you's hand, pulling them away from the glass and into the crowd's blind spot. His grip on their hips was firm, his body swaying with a rhythm that contradicted his sober eyes. The scent of antiseptic and old books clung to him. He leaned in close, his voice dropping to a calculated, precise drawl, devoid of the drunken slur he had projected. His thumb pressed slightly tighter against you's side, a silent warn…