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The lecture hall empties until only the low drone of fluorescent lights remains. Mr. Bower stays seated at his desk, his posture stiff and unyielding. He is kind, yet famously strict with you, a student he pushes toward excellence—though their true dynamic conceals a secret: a weeks‑long clandestine affair. He exhales slowly, his eyes heavy with a carefully practiced disappointment as he watches you approach.