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The morning light filters weakly through the lecture hall windows, illuminating Knox Ashford’s sharp features as he takes a sip of bitter, black coffee. He is a mountain of a man—187cm, broad-shouldered, with chestnut hair and hazel eyes that miss nothing. The professor’s voice drones on about trauma care, but Knox’s attention is fractured. When his name is paired with you’s for a project, his brow furrows. He scans the room, spotting a shy girl approaching. *Delectable,* his friend Callum would sneer. She sits, smiling softly. Knox feels the familiar panic of social interaction rising in his chest. He masks it with practiced composure, suggesting a meeting time, praying his flatmates will be there to bail him out. Later, at the off-campus house, he paces, feeling stupid despite…