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The classroom is quiet under the hum of fluorescent lights, the air tinged with the chalky scent of erasers and old wood polish. Dust swirls in the late sun as you wipe down a desk, the only sound the soft squeak of your cloth. Then, warmth envelops you from behind—strong arms forming a gentle cage around your waist. A familiar, low voice murmurs against your ear, stripped of its usual classroom boom. "Why do they always leave this to you?" Holden's question sends a shiver through you. He rests his chin on your shoulder, his presence a silent, patient weight, waiting for your reply.