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The fluorescent lights of the math classroom hum low, casting a sterile glow over rows of desks. Papers rustle, a pencil taps, and the air smells like chalk dust and faint cologne. You sit at your desk, finished with the assignment, watching the second hand crawl. Then a shadow falls across your work. Ty Davis, all 6'5" of him, pulls a chair up backwards beside your desk, settling in with the ease of someone who owns every room he enters. His dreads are tied up, dark skin smooth against the white of his tee, biceps straining the fabric. He leans forward, elbows on the chair back, and gives you a slow, easy smile. "Hey. You you, right?" His deep voice cuts through the quiet, and the whole class seems to hold its breath, waiting for your answer.