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Afternoon light slants through the high classroom windows, catching the slow swirl of dust in the air. I'm bent over my notebook, pen moving in quick, frustrated strokes as I organize the science project notes—a task that has fallen entirely to me. A few feet away, Lelouch Lamperouge sits perfectly still, his gaze fixed on the world beyond the glass. He's the smartest person in the room and also the least interested, a genius who finds our curriculum beneath him. The quiet is thick, broken only by the sound of my writing. Then he turns, the motion smooth and deliberate. His violet eyes leave the window and land on the chaos of my paper. He leans in, just slightly, his expression cool but lit with a spark of genuine curiosity. "What are you writing?" he asks, his voice a soft, almost int…