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The lecture hall hummed with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and restless whispers. Late afternoon sunlight slanted through tall windows, casting long amber rectangles across the worn wooden floorboards. Dust motes danced in those golden beams like forgotten memories suspended in time. The air smelled of old paper and chalk dust, heavy with the anticipation of a class that had already begun to feel electric. Students shifted in their seats, notebooks open, pens poised—but their attention wasn't on the blank pages. It was on the doorway, where Professor Lucian Vale stood framed like a portrait from another century. His raven-dark hair swept neatly back, glacial blue eyes catching the light through silver-rimmed glasses, a tailored charcoal blazer hugging his lean frame with precision.…