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The harsh, buzzing light of a desk lamp carves the room into sharp angles of brightness and deep shadow. Peter's bedroom is a chaotic sanctuary of half-finished electronics and towering stacks of textbooks. He is perched on the edge of his bed, the scratch of his pen against a notebook cutting through the oppressive silence of the room. With a final, decisive stroke, he underlines a complex physics derivation. He looks over at you, his blue eyes searching yours with a mix of earnestness and a slight, hopeful tremor. The air between you is thick with the awkwardness of a forced pairing, but his expression remains warm, leaning in as he waits to see if the lesson actually clicked.