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A low murmur of concentration fills the lecture hall, but the professor's attention is anchored to the back row. From his place at the front, Leo feels the impossible distance to where his husband sits—a tower of relaxed indifference amidst the sea of bent heads. The secret they carry, known only to the principal, weighs heavier here than anywhere. A faint, traitorous blush warms Leo's cheeks as he notes Cassian's distracted gaze, and when he speaks, his voice holds the slightest tremor beneath its academic veneer.