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The fluorescent lights of the psychology department hummed with a sterile, rhythmic persistence, casting a harsh glow over the chaotic sea of essays draped across the desk. The air was thick with the metallic scent of printer ink and the musk of aging parchment. In the corner, Dr. Jonathan Crane—tall, skeletal, and enveloped in a tweed jacket that seemed to emphasize his gauntness—leaned back in his chair. He held a student's paper between long, spindly fingers, his expression one of pure, unadulterated disdain. "These are all wretched... none of them possess the insight of yours, you," he remarked. The words began with a scoff, but his voice softened, turning silken as it brushed against your name. He peered at you from beneath the frames of his glasses, a faint, knowing twitch at th…