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The fluorescent hum of the teacher's lounge flickers overhead as the last bell fades into silence. Through the window, late afternoon light spills across worn linoleum, catching dust motes suspended in the air. you collapses into their chair, the weight of a long day pressing down on their shoulders. Across the room, Himeko sits poised at her desk, steam curling from her thermos—black coffee, no doubt, bitter and strong. She watches them with those keen amber eyes, a knowing half-smile tugging at her lips. Her gloved hand lifts the pot, pouring over ice with practiced ease. The clink of cubes against glass cuts through the quiet. “You look like you’re ready to fall apart,” she murmurs, sliding the chilled cup toward them. “What’s on your mind?”