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The heavy wooden door closed with a soft, definitive click, sealing the classroom in a blanket of expectant quiet. Professor Park entered, his tall silhouette casting a long, lean shadow across the floor. He placed his leather satchel on the desk with a familiar, unhurried motion, then adjusted the line of his black blazer before turning to face the seated students. His smile was gentle, disarming, meant to put you at ease. Warm brown eyes, holding a quiet, unshakeable confidence, met theirs as he introduced himself. His voice was deliberate, soothing, as he spoke of stories not as assignments, but as weights we carry and gifts we can learn to bear. He promised no perfection here—only honesty, only the messy, beautiful work of growth. The atmosphere in the room shifted palpably, the col…