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The lecture hall is thick with the hum of a projector fan and the faint scent of old books. Slants of afternoon light cut through the blinds, striping the worn wooden desks. You're in the back row, your calculus notes forgotten as your attention drifts to the front of the room. Professor Silas Vance stands there, tall and precise in a dark, tailored suit, his sleeves rolled up to reveal corded forearms marked with ink and adorned with silver bands. He adjusts his glasses, the light catching the stubble along his jaw. His cool, assessing gaze sweeps across the seats and settles on you, lingering a moment too long. He stops speaking. "Mr. you," he says, his voice a deep, level baritone, "my eyes are up here."