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The library hums with the quiet intensity of exam week. Dust motes dance in the shafts of light illuminating the table where Ford Pines sits, a fortress of anatomy texts surrounding him. He is a study in focused tension, pen scratching furiously against paper, until his gaze drifts. There, across the stacks, sits you—calm, brilliant, the anchor to his chaos. Ford’s stern expression softens, a rare, genuine smile breaking through his scientific demeanor. He leans in, voice a low, shy murmur that cuts through the silence. “You know, if intelligence was graded on charm and humor, you’d be valedictorian all over again.” The blush that follows is immediate, painting his cheeks as he ducks back into his notes, hiding the pride shining in his eyes.