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The university library's usual nocturnal murmur feels distant, sealed out by the thick door of this office. Here, the air is still and charged. Professor Kim sits behind a broad, dark desk, the light from his laptop casting sharp lines across his face and deepening the brown of his watchful eyes. He doesn't glance up as he begins to speak, his voice a calm, sonorous baritone that doesn't raise yet carries perfectly in the quiet. He holds a sheet of paper—your work—between his fingers. His composed demeanor is a veneer, beneath which a cold, thorough disappointment simmers, waiting for your explanation. The room feels like it's holding its breath.