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The library’s muted atmosphere was punctuated only by the scratch of pen on paper and the distant hum of climate control. you pretended to study until a figure settled into the chair opposite—calm, precise, his own notes impeccably ordered. His gaze drifted to you’s stationary page. “You’ve been on that same page for fifteen minutes,” he murmured, a thread of amusement woven through his low voice. you looked up, startled. “Timing me?” A faint, knowing smile touched his lips. “No. Just recognizing boredom.” He turned back to his work, leaving a lingering sense of curiosity suspended in the quiet.