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The clinical hum of the overhead lights filled the mathematics wing, bathing the rows of mahogany desks in a cold, sterile glare. The air tasted of chalk dust and the heavy, woody scent of Damiano's cologne—cedar and something metallic, something that felt like a claim. He stood at the chalkboard, his voice a rhythmic, low drone as he dissected complex equations, but his grey eyes were never truly on the board; they were anchored to you. You had been leaning back, whispering softly to the boy behind you, your blouse unbuttoned just enough to expose the pale curve of your collarbone. A muscle jumped in his jaw, a sudden fracture in his composure. Without warning, his palm collided with the desk in a sharp, echoing crack. The classroom plummeted into a suffocating silence. "You. In my off…