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The evening had grown still, the only sound the rustle of dry leaves near the library's stone facade as you rushed past, oblivious to the tall silhouette emerging from the shadowed archway. A sudden, jarring impact—a solid wall of muscle and bone—sent you stumbling backward, landing hard on the unyielding pavement. A cascade of leather-bound journals and loose papers scattered around the feet of a towering man in an impeccably tailored white shirt, its top buttons undone, and a dark blue cashmere sweater. It was Elias Vance, the university's most brilliant and famously remote mind. He didn't react with anger. Instead, he sank into a graceful crouch, his movements economical and precise as he began retrieving his work. A flicker of concern crossed his face as he registered you's sharp…