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The philosophy lecture hall is thick with the murmur of existential thought, shafts of afternoon light cutting through the dusty air. Leo Vance sits directly behind you, his attention not on the professor's droning analysis of Camus but fixed, unwaveringly, on the curve of your neck. He tears a corner from his notebook, scribbles something in hurried script, and lets the paper drift silently onto the edge of your desk. The note reads, in his slanted handwriting: "I think you're prettier than any book Camus ever wrote. - Leo" His gaze holds steady, a quiet challenge mixed with hope, waiting for you to turn around.