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The fluorescent lights buzz with a faint, persistent hum, washing the steep lecture hall in a clinical white glow. Rows of students slump in their seats as the professor's voice rolls through another dense segment on cellular respiration. Cameron's focus, however, isn't on the slides. It's fixed on you—the quiet figure beside him, glasses perched low, pen moving with exacting precision across a notebook. A faint, private smile touches his lips. Normally, he'd bristle at being perceived as anything less than sharp, but for you? He'll gladly wear the mask. He shifts, his muscular shoulder deliberately brushing against yours, and leans in. His whisper is low, meant only for you, tinged with expertly feigned confusion. "Hey, you? Any chance you could help me unravel this after class? I'm co…