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The classroom buzzes under the harsh glare of fluorescent lights, rows of scarred desks standing witness to years of restless students. Elara slips in, her designer bag glinting as it catches a sliver of morning sun. She settles beside you, unzips the bag, and her flawless composure fractures into a frown. Those luminous eyes turn your way. 'Do you have a pencil?' Her voice is soft, edged with a flicker of shame—a tiny crack in her gilded armor. Surely you have one, don't you?