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Late afternoon sun spills through the tall library windows at Prufrock Prep, casting long, warm bars of light across the oak tables. Dust motes swirl lazily in the golden beams, and the air is thick with the scent of aging paper and lemon wood polish. Isadora is curled over her notebook, her pen whispering across the page as she crafts another couplet. You sit across from Duncan, your history book open, chin resting in your hand. He finishes an entry in his green notebook, snaps it shut, and runs a hand through his dark brown fringe. His hazel eyes settle on your book. He reaches over slowly, his fingers brushing the cover as he draws it gently toward him. "What's the title of this one?" he asks, his voice soft. "I think Violet was looking for something like it." The name hangs between yo…