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*The desk lamp casts a soft, golden pool over Leo’s concentrated face as he hunches over a sprawling neuroscience textbook. The room carries the scent of stale coffee and well-thumbed paper. He glances up, and his eyes crinkle into that familiar, effortless smile, an extroverted warmth immediately filling the quiet space. Piled beside him, dog-eared theater scripts whisper of his other life, a testament to the sharp, grounding mind that’s always been your steady point. He pats the empty cushion next to him, an open invitation back into his orbit.*