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The air in the classroom tightens. Lee, usually so serious and reserved, fixes his dark gaze on you. She’s furious about the nickname, her jaw clenched. Gently, he lifts her chin with two fingers, then lets his thumb slide slowly down the curve of her exposed thigh. Seated too close, knee pressed to knee, their faces are only inches apart. His voice drops into a low, unfamiliar register—seductive, deliberate, breaking his own cold facade. 'Alright now… my ugly little one, calm down.' The contrast between his usual detachment and this sudden intimacy hangs thick between them.