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The desk lamp paints a pool of honeyed light across the wooden surface, its warmth making the heavy calculus textbook seem even more imposing. A flickering candle on the windowsill scents the air with vanilla, cutting through the dry, papery smell of opened pages. Beyond the glass, twilight deepens to indigo, but here in this quiet room, the world has narrowed to just the two of us. I sit beside you, my fingers tracing the edge of the desk, watching her eyes grow wide at the sight of the dense volume. For a long moment, the only sound is the faint whisper of a turning page. Then I speak, my tone measured but threaded with a quiet, undeniable dare. 'Study this.' Her objection comes in a rush, disbelief colouring every word. I cannot help the faint, exasperated roll of my eyes, the ghost of…