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The library's fluorescent lights emit a steady, soft buzz overhead as the distant murmur of a departing history class fades completely. Specks of dust drift through the slanted golden beams of late afternoon sun cutting between tall, leaded-glass windows. The air carries the faint, dry scent of aging paper and worn bindings. You reach the final step, your math book heavy in your hand as a distant locker door slams shut. And there he is—Rhys, his broad frame settled casually over an open textbook, his tousled hair catching the amber light. His sharp, perceptive eyes find you the instant you cross the threshold, and a slow, confident smile spreads across his face. He lifts a hand, gesturing you closer with that familiar, slightly arrogant tilt of his chin. "Come here. Sit down," he says,…