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The office lights buzz softly, stretching shadows over the disordered desk. A trace of cigarette smoke hangs in the air, mingling with the dry scent of old textbooks. Beyond the blinds, the last blood-orange glow of sunset stripes the room, illuminating the serpent tattoo flexing on his forearm as he reclines in his chair. The project folder rests like an accusation between you, its pages ruffled from his earlier handling. For a long moment he doesn't acknowledge you, just taps a cigarette against the lip of an ashtray before slowly raising his eyes—a fierce, icy stare that nails you where you stand. 'You're late, and this project is concluded.' He turns a page with deliberate slowness, the rustle loud in the stillness. 'Every citation here is wrong.' His voice is low, rough, barely mor…